Craig Boddington Nearly 90 years ago Theodore Roosevelt’s son, Kermit, journeyed to the Tien Shan Mountains of western China. His book, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, is a…
Rich Kostner As seen on MyBuckStory.com. There we were: Day One of our quest to harvest the beautiful black turkey of Wisconsin. My guide, Scott, had gotten me in range…
Doug Howlett For all the attention and concern given non-native species – think snakeheads, zebra mussels, released pythons, and even wild European boars – that are showing they can thrive…
Mike Hanback You thought you could smell pretty well? Get this: Studies show that whitetail deer may be 10,000 times more sensitive to odors than we are. Further, scientists say…
Ken Barrett Have you ever dreamt of shooting a deer with antlers so wide you have to reach for a yardstick to measure them? Have you dreamt of hunting, walking…
Doug Howlett Next to a hunter’s gun, bow and camouflage, a treestand has become as much a part of a deer hunter’s “essential” gear as anything else you will find…
Craig Boddington Introduced in 1963, the .300 Winchester Magnum was the last of Winchester’s family of standard-length belted magnums, following the .458 Winchester Magnum (1956) and the .264 and .338…
Mike Hanback Back when Mickey Hellickson, one of the premier deer researchers in the world, was working toward his doctorate in wildlife biology, he conducted a three-year study on whitetail…
M. D. Johnson Among hunters nationwide, few would argue the rich heritage surrounding the pursuit of upland birds while in the company of a well-trained canine. To take this notion…
Carolyn Jackson I got interested in hunting when I was invited on a hunt with my girlfriend. Every time I brought up the subject of tagging along to my male…
Craig Boddington Resurrected by Ruger and Federal in 1988, it’s an article of faith today that the .416 Rigby was one of the most popular of the British big bores.…
J. Wayne Fears as seen on the Outdoor Wire If you’ll go to work now, well in advance of deer season, you can make bucks walk in front of your…
Mike Hanback One summer Jay Gregory, host of The Wild Outdoors on the Outdoor Channel, glassed a huge whitetail in a bean field and thought, “Man, that dude will push 200 inches!” He…
Colorado Division of Wildlife Hunting mule deer in Colorado is always challenging. Hunters can improve their success by understanding the habits of these critters. During 2009, for all manners of…
Craig Boddington At the peak of the midafternoon heat we took a break in the shade and drank some water. About six that morning we’d picked up the tracks where…
Doug Howlett They seem to be everywhere. Drive by any mall, golf course, school yard or crop field and chances are, you’re going to see Canada geese ganged up and…
David Hart If things go as planned, Virginia will become the latest state east of the Mississippi River to have a free-ranging elk herd. At least six other states have…
Submitted By: Tim Herald – USA Guest Author I was recently asked, “What is the best North American hunt you have ever been on?” Without so much as a second…
Harry Sourwine As seen on MyBuckStory.com. Have you ever just had one of those days… one you knew was gonna be great right from the start? In 2005, I had…
George E. Dvorchak, Jr. Article provided by Grand View Outdoors, grandviewoutdoors.com Hunting when the weather is warm can pose medical concerns for hunters. Many of these concerns center on insect…
Submitted By: Mike Hanback – USA Guest Author Forget the rut, for now. Early archery season is right around the corner, and it’s a great time to shoot a whopper…
Craig Boddington I started hunting in the 1960s. At that time the telescopic sight was more than a century old, but only fairly recently had come into widespread use. The…