Flying with Your Bow: A Traveler’s Guide
Travel is supposed to be fun, but it can sometimes feel stressful. Packing often tops the list of reasons people worry. Flying can be extra anxiety-inducing because of airline regulations…
What to do After the Shot
Releasing an arrow at a big-game animal is usually the culmination of months of scouting, target shooting, physical conditioning and preparation. In some cases, it could be the shot of…
Joe Shead FeaturedBowhunting September 3, 2025
Selecting the Right Bow for You
As deer season opens around the country, you’re probably getting eager to get out to your blind or stand and sit for your first hunt of the season. If you’re…
Taylor Walston Gear August 27, 2025
Harvest Your First Deer in 9 Steps
So, you want to shoot your first deer with archery equipment. That’s a great goal, because all 50 states have at least one deer species. White-tailed deer are hunted more…
Advanced Shot Placement
Many factors contribute to ethical bow-kills, including arrow weight, broadhead design, draw weight, draw length and shot placement. Of those, the most important is shot placement. In Shot Placement 101,…
How to Hunt Big Country
Whether you want to bowhunt big country for deer, elk, bears, moose or caribou, one thing’s for sure: You must learn the land if you hope to succeed. Patrick Durkin,…
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhunting August 22, 2025
From Forest to Fork – What Qualities to Look For in a Deer Processor
You likely spent months preparing for your hunt, whether scouting and planting food plots near home or applying for tags and scouring the Internet for hunting information out of state….
Joe Shead Lifestyle August 21, 2025
How Much Draw Weight Do Bowhunters Need?
Draw weight, or poundage, is a measurement of the force needed to draw a bow. You might hear someone say, “I shoot a 40-pound bow.” That means their bow’s draw…
What Deer Really See – and What That Means for Your Bow
Whitetails are wired for survival. Sometimes it feels like they have a sixth sense that detects a bowhunter’s presence in the fleeting moments before you release an arrow. This leaves…
Erik Barber Gear August 14, 2025
