M. D. Johnson Hardcore snow goose hunters are familiar with the name Tony Vandemore. Together with his gunning partner, South Dakotan, Tyson Keller, Vandemore, a Flyway Manager serving with Avery…
M. D. Johnson They, whoever they are, say that you can’t go home. Well, sir, that’s not entirely fact. True, life in your Midwestern hometown of 300 souls has probably…
David Hart You’ve eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a year and worked all the overtime you can get. You’ve pinched pennies here and squeezed dollars there saving enough…
M. D. Johnson The most successful turkey hunters hunt for five weeks, but they scout 365 days a year. If you want to be consistently successful in the spring, an…
David Hart Bagging a limit of squirrels really isn’t that hard. Maybe that’s why so many hunters have forgotten their roots. Who didn’t cut their hunting teeth chasing bushytails through…
USA Staff A Hunter is Reborn on California Hog Hunt Shared by Jessica Reagor, Ironworkers Local 395, Season 2 I just wanted to express my deepest Thank You for allowing me…
David Hart Deer tracks were generous in the fresh dusting of snow. Dean Capuano, public relations manager for Swarovski Optik, agreed that it was just a matter of time before…
Tracy Breen A few weeks ago, I was perusing the aisles of the 2009 Archery Trade Association show. Of course the gear that jumped off the shelf at me was…
M. D. Johnson Chad Belding had it happen numerous times, the shakes, that is. The 33-year-old knows the adrenaline rush that comes with calling coyotes well. As a pro-staffer for…
M. D. Johnson My father, Mick, has for years said that if he were forced to give up all types of hunting, save one, that which he would continue to…
David Hart Love them, hate them or just not sure, whatever you think about crossbows, one thing is for certain, they are here to stay. And they may be coming…
M. D. Johnson It was December, 1987, December 29, 1987 to be precise. For days, the temperatures had ranged between zero and nothing. Everything around the capital city of Columbus,…
Tony Kinton Reasonable comfort is essential to the individual who wants to spend as much time in the woods as he or she can during those too-few days reserved for…
Tracy Breen If you are a diehard deer hunter, you’ve probably planted a food plot of some kind. Food plots are more popular than ever and more hunters are investing…
M. D. Johnson Waterfowl hunting isn’t what it used to be. There was a time when you could throw a dozen No. 5s in your pocket and, armed with 10…
M. D. Johnson The year was 1811. Mother Nature, cold-hearted gal that she can be, decided to create a little bit of ruckus in the northwestern corner of Tennessee in…
Tracy Breen If you are an avid bowhunter, at one time or another you have probably been dissatisfied with fletched arrows you purchased from a store. Maybe the fletching fell…
Tony Kinton The stand was most unusual. Four worn tractor tires had been stacked at a field edge where it bordered thick brush growing hard against the Frio River. The…
M. D. Johnson Selection is huge these days—dollar menus, super stores, automotive options, and the list goes on and on. Hunters certainly aren’t spared the choices. In fact, we hunters…
David Hart There’s nothing like the music of a pack of beagles hot on the trail of another cottontail. It’s an exciting and productive way to hunt and popular with…
Randy Newberg To many self-guided hunters, the prospect of trespass fees is too expensive, or just cuts against their grain. For others, the armies of orange-clad hunters on the National…
Tracy Breen Elk hunting is something most hunters I know dream of. Unfortunately, that’s as far as many hunters take it. They dream of doing it but don’t actually do…