M. D. Johnson The sweat running down your neck feels like someone opened a hot faucet under your hat. You try to ignore it, but it’s hard to concentrate. There!…
David Hart The splash of water takes us by surprise. It’s barely light enough to see the color on the Carry-Lite decoys bobbing in the brown water 10 yards out…
Lost at Sea Prairie dog shooting is a great social activity mostly because there is very little hunting involved. The standard modus operandi is to pull up on the edge of a…
Kate Cywinski Todd Crawford, a Boilermaker with local 154 from Mingo Junction, OH, loves to make people laugh, whether he is with friends, family or creating an application video for…
David Hart The thunder of wings erupted from a wall of grapevines just 10 feet to my left. I spun, raised my shotgun, and scrambled to find the grouse that…
David Hart Bluebird days can spell disaster for even the best-planned duck hunt. After a brief flurry of early-morning activity, the birds settle in to marshes, ponds and rivers and…
Submitted By: Bill Heustis- SMWIA Margaret Heustis is what a, Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, ethical hunter and dedicated sportsperson should be. She is also tougher than a Dodge…
Lost at Sea When my neighbor found out I was going to Montana for a spot and stalk black bear hunt he suggested I shoot the first bear I saw,…
Christopher Renshaw Wildlife management in its minimal form is simply habitat manipulation. Providing the right combination of habitat component, structure and arrangement will maximize the wildlife species intended to occupy…
Randy Newberg Let’s face it, there is no better place to shoot a huge trophy whitetail than the Midwestern states or western Canada. Hands down, these locations dominate the records…
M. D. Johnson Known as The Flagman, Minnesotan Randy Bartz doesn’t look his 67 years. Once Bartz starts talking about goose hunting, it quickly becomes apparent that he has spent…
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…
David Hart It’s a complicated question with no simple answer. Should hunters involved in a deer management program take spike bucks out of the population? Numerous studies have examined the growth…
Lost at Sea On my first African safari I shot the first bushbuck I saw. From talking with other hunters, that’s not extremely unusual. Unlike most African plains game, the bushbuck…
M. D. Johnson Blind bags are to waterfowl hunters as golf clubs are to Tiger Woods or Harley-Davidson motorcycles are to Milwaukee—you can’t have one without the other. Back in…
Chad Schearer How do you consistently take big bucks? There are as many theories and techniques on how to take big deer as there are deer in the woods. In…
Mark Kayser Do you want to kill a trophy whitetail? If you have a hankering for a trophy buck, read on to see if you pass the test and have what…
Tony Kinton Seems the rage among hunters today is bigger bucks and bulls. That is fine to an extent, but it can interfere with some grand outdoor adventures. If the…
Christopher Renshaw One hundred years ago, conservation didn’t exist. There were actions that illustrated the protection of renewable natural resources such as the founding of the U.S. Forest Service and…
Mark Kayser When choosing a predator call, don’t get hung up on brand name, but focus on the dining preferences of the coyotes in your backyard. Without a doubt, most…
M. D. Johnson Patience, persistence, and self-discipline are the three qualities that consistently successful turkey hunters all have. Patience means sitting 30 minutes longer than you typically would. Persistence means…
Mark Kayser Who doesn’t believe that some of the best hunting lies at the end of an arduous journey? I did for years, but as I matured and began sneaking…