Steve Ries, Top Gun Kennels & Native Dog Food What breed should you consider for your next hunting companion? The best way to answer this question is to list your…
Submitted By: Tim Herald – USA Guest Author The diminutive Coue’s deer is one of those animals I have heard about for years but never given much thought to. After…
Lee J. Hoots Does a bullet need to be so tough that it completely penetrates a deer or elk to perform at its maximum capabilities? Should it be designed to…
Brad Crosby, Professional Hunting Guide The afternoon we rode into camp, the weather started to change. During first rifle season in New Mexico, the weather always turns, from good to…
David Hart It’s spring and everything is turning green, including your perennial food plots. But so are those other plants, the ones you don’t want mixed in with your clover…
Craig Boddington In the late afternoon we picked up fresh tracks along a snow-covered ridge, big ski-like tracks of a full-grown moose…but not big enough to be a mature bull.…
Babe Winkelman “He’s still alive!” I thought as I reached down and picked up 71 inches of calcified happiness on my hunting land in central Minnesota. The shed antler I…
Don Fike, IAM 751-C We arrived in Forsyth, Montana, after a 14.5 hour, 950 mile drive from Seattle, Washington. We met our outfitter/guide, Mike, in a local restaurant and grabbed…
Submitted By: Tim Herald-USA Guest Author Texas has long been known as a top destination for whitetail hunters, and it was in the Lonestar State that deer management was really…
Lee J. Hoots Forty-seven years ago, a young Texan began a life-long pursuit of one crafty canine, the American coyote. At the time, Gary Roberson was just a pup himself.…
Okee VonSeggern, IAFF 904 The first step in choosing a western outfitter is to make sure they are a licensed in the state you are hunting in. This can usually…
Craig Boddington The buck was standing on the edge of the treeline, just his head and antlers visible. He wasn’t a monster, but from his head shape and antler mass…
Tim Spielman, OutdoorNews It’s been more than a month, but still, USA member Mike Anderson is coming to terms with his latest accomplishment. On Nov. 28, the 29-year-old passenger elevator…
Doug Howlett With plentiful game, little competition and most seasons extending late into the winter, rabbit hunting is a great excuse to get outside and hunt The little hounds hadn’t…
Craig Boddington Ken Elliott and I had an argument regarding iron sights that ran for years. Ken, my long-time boss, believed strongly that a centerfire hunting rifle should wear iron…
Kenneth L. Kieser Teal may have access to posted legal shooting times. They swoop low over decoys early, knowing hunters will hold their fire. Then this speedy little brown duck…
Submitted By: Matt Rice-USA Guest Author Class 5 Migration As we headed across the lake, I recalled the different classifications that were used by the outfitters in Quebec in regards…
Submitted By: Matt Rice- Staring out the window of a cramped floatplane, high above the tundra of Nunavik, my mind swirled with questions about what lay in store for me…
David Hart With nearly 20 years of predator hunting under his belt, Steve Frye knows a thing or two about fox hunting. However, it only took the Pennsylvania resident a…
Scott Porman, IAFF 3666 1. Put the Full Body Decoys Away Silhouettes are not just “bargain decoys.” Don’t underestimate their usefulness on sunny, blue bird days. If you’re not lucky enough…
Craig Boddington “Nile crocodile” makes a nice rhyme, but is actually a misnomer. Well, not exactly. There are Nile crocodiles in the Nile River, but there are also Nile crocodiles…
Peter B. Mathiesen The wind was howling and the waves were breaking at an honest four feet. At 100 yards I could see low flying scoters appear and disappear between…