M. D. Johnson Allow me an admittedly elemental statement—deer change. Specifically, the animals themselves don’t change as much as their habits, including their needs, daily requirements, and reproductive urges, fluctuate…
Lost at Sea When it comes right down to it, hitting what you aim at depends largely on your ability to control your rifle’s trigger. For the ultimate in trigger…
Submitted By: By Blaine Burley, President, Woods-n-Water One of the key ingredients of quality deer management is planting year-round food plots. There are many benefits of planting year-round food plots.…
M. D. Johnson There’s no excuse for not going camping, and particularly none for those with children. After all, where’s the next generation of canvas-loving, Airstream-hauling, eggfoam-mattress-sleeping campers going to…
David Hart An interesting thing takes place in the days following the deer season opener. Bucks that causally pranced through fields and strolled through open woods during daylight hours have…
M. D. Johnson Waterfowlers in the 21st Century have a problem when it comes to shotguns and ammunition. No, it’s not that they choices are too few. No sir, the menu…
Lost at Sea Exotic is a term used to describe animals not indigenous to or that have been introduced into a certain area. The hunting of exotic animals is most…
David Hart Bagging a limit of doves over a hot corn or wheat field really isn’t that difficult, at least not if you can hit your target. Sometimes, however, pulling…
Mark Kayser Out West the soil consists primarily of clay and the locals call it gumbo. When it’s wet it sticks with you longer than a sludgy cup of cowboy…
Lost at Sea Cooper Firearms was founded in 1990 by Dan Cooper and two other, former employees of Kimber of Oregon. Cooper left the company in 1995 and from then…
M. D. Johnson Your eyes accustomed to the gloom, you set decoys in a darkness that really isn’t. In the standing corn behind you that will, moments from now, serve…
Lost at Sea In the real world, where most of us live, whitetail deer are hunted on public land or small farms. Few of the hunting shows you watch on…
M. D. Johnson Just mention the word to any waterfowler who’s been around the block a couple seasons, and you’ll get an instant reaction. “Been there, done that,” he’ll say.…
Lost at Sea As much talk as you hear about getting youngsters into hunting, few companies offer firearms that are useable by young shooters. Many so called “youth” models are…
Larry Nixon Your kids and the neighbor’s kids might be out of school for the summer, but it’s during this time of year that bass will go back to school.…
Lost at Sea If you are an Eastern hunter you probably have dreamed about a guided, big game hunt out west. Maybe for sheep? If so you can partially blame that…
Randy Newberg When asked about western hunting techniques or strategy, hunters are usually getting the cart before the horse. Before you can worry about when, where, how, or the multitude…
Tony Kinton A German shorthair pointer worked the wind with skill. She would run perpendicular to the breeze for 75 yards or so, head high and olfactory senses at play,…
Lost at Sea Some say that open sights are a thing of the past. Some say you cannot shoot accurately with open sights, arguing that a scope is required to…
Tony Kinton Mention the name Winchester and the mind is filled with images of the Old West, of cowboys and lever rifles. Or the picture of hunters clad in plaid…
Lost at Sea It was a beautiful morning to hunt but I watched the sun come up from my office window. I could have been hunting but had experienced about…
Lost at Sea I first saw the Browning X-Bolt in October of 2007on a pronghorn hunt with Browning & Winchester in Wyoming. When all the writers divided up the rifles…