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…
Capt. Bert Deener What they lack in fight, they definitely make up in edibility. If you get on a good bite, it does not take long to catch your limit.…
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,…
Tracy Breen Every once in a while, you find a bowhunter who is as accurate with a bow as Billy the Kid was with a revolver. When they let the…
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…
David Hart Trout fishing is a three-season affair for most fly fishermen. By mid-October, trout streams everywhere are void of anglers, save for a few die-hard souls who know that…
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…
David Hart Cold weather means one thing to many anglers—stripers. In lakes throughout the South, East and Midwest, striped bass are actively roaming open water in search of baitfish like…
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 Why, you ask, would anyone want to leave the warmth and comfort of their home and navigate treacherous roads, only to sit on a five-gallon bucket on…
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…
Beau Beasley It was half past two in the morning when the alarm went off at Fire Station 25. The sound jolted me out of an unsteady sleep, and I…
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…
David Hart Predator hunting is quickly becoming one of the hottest trends among sportsmen. Try it and you’ll see why. The thrill of watching a fox slink down an old…