Randy Newberg As parents, we know the feeling of joy when we see our youngster taking steps toward adulthood. Sometimes it is gradual, though often, it is a sudden realization.…
C.J. Davis Tenacity, stubbornness—whatever you want to call it—sticking to a plan can pay off big time for deer hunters. That lesson was sent home twice to me twice this…
David Hart The bird came in high over the trees, leveled off and then dropped right in front of me. Easy shot, I figured, but instead of shattering into a…
M. D. Johnson On the Silver Screen, they were called The Dirty Dozen—12 World War II soldiers sentenced by a military tribunal to hard labor, but each given a full…
M. D. Johnson Turkey hunters are huge into stuff. In fact, a turkey hunter without a lot of stuff is just another smelly guy who hasn’t had enough sleep and…
Peter B. Mathiesen Built in the U.S. at Ford’s Kentucky plant, you now have a civilized choice in big diesel performance with far better than just average comfort. If you…
Peter B. Mathiesen A hard season of riding your ATV demands that you give back a little TLC. Although modern bikes need less maintenance than they used to, there’s always…
David Hart I’m lucky. My two boys, Kyle, 14, and Matthew, 12, are hooked on hunting. They look forward to each opening day as if it was Christmas morning, and…
David Hart A heap of scrambled eggs was balanced on a plastic fork just inches from my open mouth when Bill Cooksey interrupted. “Straight out. Coming in,” hissed Cooksey. As…
Peter B. Mathiesen Attend any hunting show, pull a turkey pro away from their booth and ask, “If you had one call to go into the turkey woods with, what…
C.J. Davis No other animal can change the way it presents its kill zone to an archer the way a wild turkey does. Walking, strutting, standing tall or leaning forward,…
M. D. Johnson I have a confession. I am a poor goose caller. It’s simple—I have no idea what I’m saying to geese. For years, while I thought I was…
Peter B. Mathiesen You may not realize it, but most of us ask a lot from a pair of turkey hunting boots. We want support, light weight, breathablilty and waterproof…
David Hart Although it’s known as the 2008 Farm Bill, the legislation that is slowly grinding its way through Congress has as much to do about conservation as farming. For…
Kate Cywinski For Gary Green, a Public Education Officer for IAFF Local 321, hunting is about the full experience. “The time I spend in nature gives me peace and pure…
Peter B. Mathiesen If you consider all the states that offer boars for bullets, my preference leans towards California. With extraordinary open mountains, the sunshine state provides a blackpowder hunter…
Kate Cywinski Anyone who thinks hunting is a man’s sport never met Barbara Ries, a hardworking member of IAMAW local 1886 with more hunting experience, backwoods knowledge and pure dedication…
Kate Cywinski As a full-time drywall finisher, father of five, volunteer fire fighter and small farm operator, Anthony Vecchio has little time to pursue his lifelong passions for hunting and…
David Hart Few issues among hunters are contentious as bait. Whether you love, hate it, or fall somewhere in between, baiting for deer, bear or other game is legal in…
Christopher Renshaw It was on every news channel, in every living room, across North America. This past October we were witness to a drama that has been played out repeatedly…
Kate Cywinski Russell Delaney, a member of IBEW local 2320, grew up hunting waterfowl along Cape Cod with his grandfather and uncle. Even on his first outing, he knew he…
Kate Cywinski John Scavotto’s passion for bow hunting is so great he sports a shoulder tattoo of a hunter in a tree-stand aiming down with a bow. He considers it…