Tips and Tactics

Smarter Bowhunting Starts With Backups

Smarter Bowhunting Starts With Backups

By Mark Melotik

After a summer’s worth of pre-hunt prep that likely includes infusing new gear into your arsenal, as well as plenty of range-time practice, our focus soon turns to making the most of each and every day of our limited time afield. And once bowhunting seasons open, few things will keep you out there hunting and scouting effectively as carrying ...

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Tick Control for Deer Hunters
Tick Control for Deer Hunters

By Mark Melotik

The calendar may have just clicked into summer but if you’ve been living the outdoors lifestyle you know that ticks have been active for several months already. And will be for several more. And it makes no difference whether you live in our country’s southern or... READ MORE


Make the Most of Testing Season
Make the Most of Testing Season

By Mark Melotik

Summer is finally here, and for deer hunters, that means it's testing season. Those who have recently added new bows and guns need to log plenty of range time, but those are the obvious chores that, for most of us, have become regular rituals. There should be plenty more. Th... READ MORE


Try Adding Some Private To Public
Try Adding Some Private To Public

By Mark Melotik

You may be familiar with The Hunting Public team and its informative and entertaining YouTube channel that focuses on hunting public lands across prime whitetail states. Indeed, 38-year-old Mis-souri resident Aaron Warbritton and his team are all about making the most of the... READ MORE


You Spooked a Buck: Game Over?
You Spooked a Buck: Game Over?

By Mark Melotik

Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: Spooking a mature buck does not mean you'll never see it again. In fact, if you're out scouting, it might just be the best thing that could happen to your upcoming hunts. Why be so optimistic at a time when many feel their ... READ MORE


Prep Now for Better Mobile Hunting
Prep Now for Better Mobile Hunting

By Mark Melotik

Many larger public-land tracts hold the kind of isolated habitat big bucks crave, but to access some of them there’s a catch. Yes, you can hunt anywhere you’d like within those boundaries, but you’ve got to pack in all your gear — and have it out by n... READ MORE


Single Pin Vs. Multi Pin Bowsights
Single Pin Vs. Multi Pin Bowsights

By Mark Melotik

One component of better deer hunting is choosing the right gear, and these days there are a lot of quality choices. One of the current hot topics in bowhunting is sight selection, a debate that boils down to two main categories: single-pin and multi-pin. Which is right for y... READ MORE


Hunt the Inside Corners
Hunt the Inside Corners

By Mark Melotik

It's a common dilemma for landowners who've decided to make the leap and install a food plot or two on their new hunting land, a move many figure will be the icing on the cake to their own personal can't-miss deer honey hole. Come season opener, they'll want to see first-han... READ MORE


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