Tools of the Trade for DIY Deer Processing
The only thing more satisfying than filling your deer tag is processing your doe or buck into fresh venison. By processing deer at home, you control the final product. You…
Erik Barber FeaturedBowhunting ArticlesWild Meat November 7, 2025
Five Archery Tips for Bowhunters
Every hunter’s “To-Do List” gets jam-packed as bowhunting season nears, but everyone’s priority is archery practice. These five tips will help you get ready for bow season. Work on Your…
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhunting Articles November 6, 2025
How to Field Dress a Deer
You have a big smile on your face and a tagged bow-kill at your feet. You did it! If it’s an adult white-tailed deer, you’ve harvested 30- to 50-plus pounds of…
Minimalist Gear for Mobile Hunting
Bowhunters are becoming more mobile. Their traditional approach the past 50 years was to set up stands at funnels, over food plots, or along other food sources, and hunt those…
Joe Shead FeaturedBowhunting Articles October 27, 2025
How to Hunt the Wind
Have you ever caught a whiff of something delicious while walking around town? Wind currents carried that scent from its source to your nose. If you headed into the wind,…
How to Find a Property and Ask Permission
Hunting opportunities exist closer to home than you might realize, maybe in your neighborhood or even your backyard. Many urban areas provide convenient bowhunting access, and some offer liberal seasons…
The Journey, Not the Result – a Bowhunter’s First Deer
Hunting has given me more stories than I deserve. I’ve hunted Alaska twice, both times with great people in truly wild, unforgiving landscapes. Less than a month ago, I killed…
Erik Barber Bowhunting ArticlesFeaturedLifestyle October 14, 2025
Are You Ready For the Rut?
The whitetail rut is just around the corner, and you’re probably looking to spend some serious time in the woods in the coming weeks. Getting ready for the rut means…
Kurt Smith Bowhunting ArticlesFeaturedGear Articles October 9, 2025
Rut Hunting Strategy: Draw Bucks In by Targeting Does
Hunting the early season, just before bachelor groups of bucks break up, can offer dynamite bowhunting. And then there’s the late season, when cold weather and snow force bucks to…
Joe Shead BowfishingFeatured October 7, 2025
How Do You Age Venison?
Venison makes delicious table fare and provides a healthy alternative that’s more nutritious than any meat you’ll find at grocery stores. Some might argue that wild game is tougher than…
Erik Barber FeaturedBowhunting Articles October 6, 2025
