Making Lethal Shots on Turkeys
Once you’ve coaxed a big tom into bow range, your next big challenge is making the shot. It’s the last thing standing between you and a delicious dinner. If you’re…
How to Call Turkeys
What comes to mind when you think of spring? Is it blooming flowers or robins greeting you at dawn? For turkey hunters, spring means magic. It’s the wild turkey’s breeding…
How To Repair Arrows
Your arrows went through the gauntlet of bow season, so after being pulled up and lowered from trees, carried through brush and shot through animals, they could use some attention….
Mastering Nocturnal Deer Movement for Better Bowhunting
Deer aren’t technically nocturnal, but that doesn’t mean they make it easy for bowhunters to spot them when it’s light out. It’s a frustrating experience most bowhunters will have. You…
Jackie Holbrook Bowhunting ArticlesHow To December 11, 2025
How To Finish Strong: Smart Moves for the Late Rut
You might be a deer hunter if your vacation requests read “mid-November” or you actually look forward to being “stuck in a rut.” November is the month that most deer…
Jackie Holbrook Bowhunting ArticlesHow To November 18, 2025
Rubs. Scrapes. Action. How to Hunt the Bucks Behind the Sign
Every year, the woods light up with buck sign as we get closer to the rut. Saplings are torn to shreds with fresh rubs, and scrapes seem to appear overnight….
Erik Barber Bowhunting ArticlesHow To November 4, 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…
Rut Spots Might Change: Don’t Get Discouraged
They call it bowhunting, not bowkilling. Most days in the woods don’t end with a filled tag. Even during the rut, when hormone-crazed bucks are supposed to be running around…
Joe Shead Bowhunting ArticlesHow To October 28, 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…
