Fuel for the Hunt: Energy-Packed Foods for Bowhunters
Have you ever felt sleepy during a morning or evening sit? Or have you grabbed a soda or candy bar at the gas station before driving to your hunting hot…
What Happens If I Shoot a Deer and Can’t Find It?
Bowhunting brings amazing moments. But along with the highs are the occasional lows. One of the most difficult moments is not being able to find an animal after it’s been…
Jackie Holbrook BowhuntingFeatured October 19, 2021
A Gun Hunter’s Bowhunting Conversion
Austin Booth, a 35-year-old Arkansas native and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission director, has been a hunter for most of his life. He’s shot plenty of ducks, geese and…
Get the Drop on String-Jumping Whitetails
The white-tailed deer is the world’s most popular big-game animal, and also one of the most challenging to hunt. One reason for the challenge is because of the whitetail’s acute…
Joe Shead FeaturedBowhunting October 12, 2021
The Midseason Plan for Tough October Bowhunting
It’s easy to chalk up midseason woes in the whitetail world to the October lull. This time frame roughly lasts from Oct. 7 to 25 in the majority of the…
Erik Barber FeaturedBowhunting October 7, 2021
Overcoming the October Lull
Glassing deer through binoculars on early September evenings is enough to excite any bowhunter. After all, finding deer is half the battle to hunting them successfully. Many hunters use that…
Cassie Gasaway FeaturedBowhunting October 5, 2021
Bad Shot? Call In the Dogs
I cringed at the sight of my lighted nock passing through a buck. It was opening weekend of Wisconsin’s 2019 archery season, and I knew my work was cut out…
Erik Barber FeaturedBowhunting September 28, 2021
Bowhunting Funnels and Pinch Points
Getting within bow range of a game animal often means understanding where the animal wants to go and the route it’s likely to use to get there, and setting up…
Cassie Gasaway FeaturedBowhunting September 23, 2021
How to Find and Hunt Deer Bedding Areas
Whitetails spend a significant amount of time each day bedded. Learning how to identify bedding areas and how to hunt near them without spooking deer can greatly improve your bowhunting…
Joe Shead FeaturedBowhunting September 21, 2021
Playing the Wind with The Hunting Public
Deer use their nose to communicate, find food, seek out shelter, and detect danger. Relying on keeping your scent out of a deer’s nose will help you in a successful…
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhuntingVideo September 15, 2021
