The Coyote Effect
By David Hart Thirty years ago, a glimpse of a coyote in the southeast or mid-Atlantic was as rare as a bigfoot sighting in the Pacific northwest. Not anymore. While bigfoot…
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Rifles For Hunting, Not For Assault
By Craig Boddington Honestly, I’m not crazy about the term “modern sporting rifle.” On the other hand, it’s like fingernails on a blackboard when I hear semiautomatic sporting rifles described as…
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Cold-Weather Striper Tactics
By Bob McNally The 40 mile per hour boat run across Arkansas’ Lake Ouachita to the striper school was frantic and wild. The air temperature hovered at 20 degrees. All…
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Great New Archery Gear From ATA Show
By Tracy Breen Every January, all things archery can be found at the Archery Trade Associations’ annual trade show. This year, the show was held in Louisville, Kentucky, and like every…
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Shed Hunting Dogs Find The Antlers
By Steve Felgenhauer Most hunters I know have a set of antlers hanging around their place, either in their garage or mounted professionally and placed over the mantel in their living…
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Bucks During The Post Rut Doldrums
By Craig Boddington Our American deer rut at different times in different places. Perhaps the earliest rut I know of is on California’s Central Coast, where I’ve hunted much of…
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Bucks During The Post Rut Doldrums
Craig Boddington Our American deer rut at different times in different places. Perhaps the earliest rut I know of is on California’s Central Coast, where I’ve hunted much of my…
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Give The Gift Of Fish Attractors This Christmas Season
By Bob McNally Through the years my family has built our public waterway dock into an unparalleled fish haven by enhancing it with Christmas trees. Once each year we have…
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Choose The Right Fly Rod
By David Hart Choosing a first fly rod can seem like an impossible task thanks to the endless combinations of brand, length and weight. However, settling on a rod that…
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Geese On the Fly
David Draper “Get ‘em, boys!? At these three simple words, our little cornfield exploded in furious action, four hunters bursting from well-concealed layout blinds with shotguns barking. In less than…
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