Whether you’re camping, bowhunting the backcountry, or surviving unexpected situations, water is a necessity. Your body is about 60% water. Going...
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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...
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...
How to Field Dress a Deer
https://youtu.be/EdFtwFN5G4A 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,...
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...
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...
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...
How to Find Turkeys to Hunt
Before you can call a strutting tom into bow range, you have to find turkeys to hunt. Here are the three steps to finding turkeys. Step 1: Find a...
Dominate the 3D Course with These Tips
The typical archery range is flat, with targets set at exact distances. In contrast, 3D archery takes the range into the woods, introducing unique...
Spring: Prime Time to Scout and Work Your Land
Many bowhunters start scouting seriously in summer, but Wisconsin’s Jason Wenzel thinks it’s better to hit the woods in spring to find sign,...
5 Steps for Bagging Your First Gobbler
Your heart races as a nearby tom gobbles just before strutting into your decoys. As you grab your bow, you hear the gobbler’s unmistakable drumming...
How to Use a Slate Call
Calling in a mature gobbler generates a special kind of excitement during spring turkey hunts. It’s guaranteed to jack up your heartrate, and make...