Game Plan for Scouting Whitetail Deer on Public Land
Finding public land, scouting it, and filling your freezer with lean protein is a fun process that’s challenging and rewarding. Whether you’re new to hunting public land or simply want…
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,…
Woodsmanship Skills: How to Use a Map and Compass
GPS units and navigation apps are fantastic aids until their batteries die. If you get stuck in the woods with no hand-held power, you’ll be fine if you can navigate…
Woodsmanship Skills: Water Purification
Whether you’re camping, bowhunting the backcountry, or surviving unexpected situations, water is a necessity. Your body is about 60% water. Going three days without it leaves you dangerously dehydrated, and…
Woodsmanship Skills: How to Build a Fire
If fires can start naturally in the woods without human help (hello, lightning strike!), everyone should have the skills and knowledge to spark one intentionally. Knowing how to build a…
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…
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…
Sight Leveling: It’s Important, and Here’s How it’s Done
Shooting on flat ground is the norm when practicing and sighting in bows. But bowhunters rarely shoot from flat ground. Uneven terrain tests our accuracy, as does steep vertical angles….
Your Game Plan for Scouting Public Land
Finding public land, scouting it, and filling your freezer with lean protein is a fun process that’s challenging and rewarding. Whether you’re new to hunting public land or simply want…
How to Clean a Wild Turkey in 7 Steps
All your practice paid off and you (finally) arrowed a wild turkey! Congratulations! The “fun” now begins. It’s time to butcher your turkey for its 8- to 10-plus pounds of…
