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 BowhuntingFeaturedGear October 9, 2025
Flying with Your Bow: A Traveler’s Guide
Travel is supposed to be fun, but it can sometimes feel stressful. Packing often tops the list of reasons people worry. Flying can be extra anxiety-inducing because of airline regulations…
Selecting the Right Bow for You
As deer season opens around the country, you’re probably getting eager to get out to your blind or stand and sit for your first hunt of the season. If you’re…
Taylor Walston Gear August 27, 2025
What Deer Really See – and What That Means for Your Bow
Whitetails are wired for survival. Sometimes it feels like they have a sixth sense that detects a bowhunter’s presence in the fleeting moments before you release an arrow. This leaves…
Erik Barber Gear August 14, 2025
Help! I Fell From my Treestand. Now What?
Bowhunting is a safe sport. In fact, hunting is safer than golf, tennis, football, baseball and ping-pong, according to a National Safety Council report. Hunting accidents do happen, but few…
Tune Your Bow Now to Be Ready for Deer Season
You can shoot a rifle accurately straight out of the box. But a bow must be fine-tuned to fit each archer’s draw weight, draw length and shooting form. What’s more,…
Joe Shead BowhuntingGear June 25, 2025
Everything But the Bow: What You Need to Get Started in Archery
When it comes to archery equipment, you have endless options that fit every budget, skill level, purpose and person. To decide which options to choose, start with a visit to…
Selecting the Right Arrow Vanes for Compound Bows
In 1954, inventors William and Frederick Folberth applied for a patent on “arrow vanes.” In the product description within the patent application, the Folberths noted that “it is more desirable…
P.J. Reilly Gear February 25, 2025
New Bowhunting Products for 2024
The archery and bowhunting industry gathered in St. Louis, Jan. 11-13, for the 2024 ATA Show. Manufacturing exhibitors launched a record 156 new archery and bowhunting products at the Show,…
Break Out Your Rattling Antlers Now
Thanks to some light rattling, a big buck was on its way. The 4.5-year-old 10-point with a kicker had snuck by Minnesota hunter J.J. Dukart on Oct. 4, 2017. “He…
