Prep Now for Great Fall Food Plots
Deer need food, water and cover to thrive. By creating or improving suitable habitat, bowhunters can increase shot opportunities and help game populations flourish. But habitat improvement takes work. Many…
A Comprehensive Bow Maintenance Checklist
What’s the most important bowhunting tool you have? Easy, it’s your bow! You can’t hunt without it, so it’s important to keep it in tiptop condition. That state of being…
The Best Locations and Habitats for Successful Bowfishing
If you want something fun to do this summer, grab the retired bow in your closet, invest in some bowfishing equipment at a local archery shop, and find the nearest…
Staff Writer BowfishingFeatured June 13, 2023
The Best Bowhunting Podcasts, as Recommended by BU Members
Thanks to the close-range nature of bowhunting, bowhunters have the opportunity to hear unique sounds, like a whitetail pulverizing an acorn with its molars or a gobbler trying to win…
Bowhunting: Knowing the Language
Some activities come with their own terminology. It can take a little while to pick up some of the lingo when you’re new. Understanding the language can be especially difficult…
Why You Should Eat Your Buck’s Testicles (and Heart, Tongue and Liver Too)
The typical American mindset says that eating organs, or offal, is weird and gross — perhaps even something from a Halloween skit. But the truth is that the heart, tongue,…
Overcoming Obstacles
Bowhunting teaches valuable lessons. It requires practice, persistence and the ability to overcome unexpected obstacles. Bowhunters often possess a certain amount of grit. The skills developed through bowhunting can often…
Altitude Aware: 5 Tips for Acclimating to Life Above the Tree Line
The high country is home to breathtaking mountain views and bountiful hunting opportunities for anyone who dares to chase big game above the tree line. However, bowhunting at such altitudes…
Erik Barber BowhuntingFeatured May 5, 2023
Bowhunters United Protects Your Right to Bowhunt. Here’s How.
The right to bowhunt is constantly being challenged in today’s ever-changing society. Bowhunters United, the premier bowhunting organization in America today, protects and defends bowhunters’ rights and represents all bowhunters,…
Staff Writer ConservationFeatured May 2, 2023
Practicing Under Pressure: 5 Ways to Test Your Skills
The buck you’re after walks within sight. Immediately, your cool, calm demeanor vanishes, and you lose it. Your heart starts racing and your breath becomes labored; your legs and arms…
