Ken Barrett Spring snows used to mean just one thing – grabbing the shovel or firing up the snow blower. That’s not the case anymore, especially if you’re a waterfowl…
By David Rainer, As Seen on The Outdoor Wire With the bulk of the hunting season almost over, it’s time to think about storing your equipment. When it comes to putting…
Craig Boddington Some time back I used this space to discuss off-season scouting and some of the other preparations intended to make deer season as successful as possible. In Kansas,…
Tim Herald I am an admitted turkey hunting addict. But my gobbler sickness aside, I honestly believe taking children in pursuit of spring turkeys is one of the best ways…
By Jason Delgado, Mason Tenders District Council PAC I knew this was going to be a long and exciting day. We reached the hunting cabin the night before, set up all…
Tracy Breen For 2012, many bow companies are making their bows lighter and more compact. Just when we thought they couldn’t make bows any shorter or lighter, most of the…
By Pete Rogers, Game & Fish When the sun creaked over the horizon, my Mojo decoy was earning its keep as it spun randomly flagging any and all predators into the…
Craig Boddington There are really just two ways to hunt Africa’s Cape buffalo. Most common throughout my hunting career has been tracking. This is because most of my buffalo hunting…
Tony Kinton Things were not looking good. Oh, the drive out to Kansas had been pleasant and relaxing for the most part. There was no rush, so Sam and I…
By Stephen D. Carpenteri, Game & Fish Die-hard waterfowlers know that as long as there is open water there will be ducks to hunt. During a typical late-season hunt the only…
By Rex Holmes, Jr., CEO, Vapor Trail Scents LLC Author’s note: In October 2011, 32 kids in Illinois and 172 in Tennessee hunted with guides on mostly private land that had…
Doug Howlett When civilian handheld GPS units first hit store shelves, sportsmen were the first to recognize the importance of and truly benefit from the military-grade technology. Of course, many…
Ken Barrett Snowshoes, which historians believe originated with nomadic hunters more than 6,000 years ago, remain one of the best ways to get around in the winter woods, especially if…
Doug Howlett Whether your trip involves little more a 200-yard walk to your deer stand or a multiple-day backcountry hike for elk, odds are no matter what type of hunting…
Ken Barrett Concerned over the unregulated shooting of egrets and other showy birds for the plume trade, President Theodore Roosevelt asked one of his advisors in 1903 if he could…
Craig Boddington My native state of Kansas pretty much defines prairie. Especially if you aren’t from there! When I was a kid growing up in the hedgerows and woodlots of…
By Bob Humphrey, Yamaha Outdoors Tip No doubt about it, the vast majority of whitetail hunting today is done from some type of elevated platform – treestand, tripod or shooting house. That…
David Draper With a few exceptions, no matter where you live in the U.S., you have a duck-hunting opportunity close by, often closer than you may think. These places take…
By Erik Jensen, IBT Local 320 Recently, I returned from my first elk hunt, which was in Colorado’s Mount Zirkel Wilderness area. Due to last minute changes, my normal hunting…
By William Heasley, SMWIA Local 12 Here in Okeechobee, Florida, it’s hard to find a nice ripe tomato in the grocery stores or even at the roadside markets. The only ones…
Mike Hanback The tradition dates back decades. Eliot Strommen and his sons and a few friends gather for an early Thanksgiving breakfast at his 1800s ranch house hard on the…
Ken Barrett When most hunting seasons have ended and a serious case of hunting withdrawal begins to set in, don’t reach for the TV remote. Instead, grab your .22 or…