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,…

  Staff Writer   FeaturedHow ToVideo   October 16, 2025

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…

  Staff Writer   FeaturedHow To   October 15, 2025

The Journey, Not the Result – a Bowhunter’s First Deer

Hunting has given me more stories than I deserve. I’ve hunted Alaska twice, both times with great people in truly wild, unforgiving landscapes. Less than a month ago, I killed…

  Erik Barber   BowhuntingFeaturedLifestyle   October 14, 2025

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

Rut Hunting Strategy: Draw Bucks In by Targeting Does

Hunting the early season, just before bachelor groups of bucks break up, can offer dynamite bowhunting. And then there’s the late season, when cold weather and snow force bucks to…

  Joe Shead   BowfishingFeatured   October 7, 2025

How Do You Age Venison?

Venison makes delicious table fare and provides a healthy alternative that’s more nutritious than any meat you’ll find at grocery stores. Some might argue that wild game is tougher than…

  Erik Barber   FeaturedBowhunting   October 6, 2025

Bowhunting Across a Lifetime: Adapting with Age

Your boots step lightly through the forest, careful to avoid the crunchy pine needles. Daylight won’t cut through the trees for at least two hours. Maybe you’re headed to a…

  Jackie Holbrook   BowhuntingFeaturedLifestyle   October 3, 2025

Two National Archery Tournaments Come to Indianapolis during ATA Show Week!

The ATA has partnered with two of the biggest archery organizations in the industry to bring you a jam-packed three days of archery action. Previously spread out across the country,…

  Taylor Walston   Lifestyle   October 2, 2025

Rut Setups That Really Work

The whitetail rut is an exciting time to be a bowhunter. Bucks that are normally wary – even seemingly unkillable – become vulnerable. Raging hormones and relentless breeding desires crowd…

  Joe Shead   FeaturedBowhunting   October 1, 2025