Prep Now for Great Fall Food Plots
Deer need food, water and cover to thrive. By creating or improving suitable habitat, bowhunters can increase shot opportunities and help game populations flourish. But habitat improvement takes work. Many…
The Best Bowhunting Podcasts, as Recommended by BU Members
Thanks to the close-range nature of bowhunting, bowhunters have the opportunity to hear unique sounds, like a whitetail pulverizing an acorn with its molars or a gobbler trying to win…
Bowhunting: Knowing the Language
Some activities come with their own terminology. It can take a little while to pick up some of the lingo when you’re new. Understanding the language can be especially difficult…
Overcoming Obstacles
Bowhunting teaches valuable lessons. It requires practice, persistence and the ability to overcome unexpected obstacles. Bowhunters often possess a certain amount of grit. The skills developed through bowhunting can often…
Practicing Under Pressure: 5 Ways to Test Your Skills
The buck you’re after walks within sight. Immediately, your cool, calm demeanor vanishes, and you lose it. Your heart starts racing and your breath becomes labored; your legs and arms…
Offseason Exercise for Bowhunters
Most fall big-game hunting seasons last about three months at most, and then they’re over in the blink of an eye. If you’re doing the math, that means bowhunters are…
Ways to Show Off Your Bow
Walk into the home of a bowhunter and the decor might tip you toward their passion. Many hunters bring their love of the outdoors inside. From shed antlers to…
Find More Sheds This Spring
The old cliché of looking for a needle in a haystack can seem to ring true with shed hunting, but you’ll pick up more antlers by starting your search in…
5 Offseason Activities for Better Whitetail Hunting
For dedicated hunters, bowhunting whitetails is more than a seasonal pastime. When the sun sets on the final day of archery season, the following sunrise kicks off the beginning of…
How to Handle Confrontations with Other Hunters
The man who was yelling, swearing and flinging wild hand gestures in my husband’s face was under the impression we were intruding on his spot after we pulled up next…
