Recent Tips and Tactics
5 Ways To Make The Late Season Great
By Mark Melotik
I love bowhunting late-season whitetails, but I learned early on you must have the right mindset, and gear, to thrive in extreme conditions. Keep the following five points in mind to make your late season great!
Realistic Goals
Given ideal conditions the late season can gi... READ MORE
Bigger Isn’t Always Better
By Kenneth Piper
We all want to get big bucks, but bigger isn’t always better, at least when you’re talking about optics.
Just like you match your clothing to the environment where you’re hunting, you also should match your optics choices to the style and terrain you mos... READ MORE
Useful Experience in Ground Hunting
By Christine Rowe
I'd be lying if I said I'm a great ground hunter, but I sure do enjoy the opportunity to be eye to eye with whitetails at close range. I've been trying my darndest to stick a buck from the ground without a man-made blind for about five years. Speaking generously, I've accumu... READ MORE
Cold Feet?
By Buckmasters
It doesn’t seem like that long ago that we were in our stands complaining about the hot weather. Now that Christmas is just around the corner, a little bit of that warmth would be welcome during these late-season hunts.
Our hands and feet are the first to get cold a... READ MORE
Desperation Breeds Innovation
By Buckmasters
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but I’d like to amend that saying to “desperation is the mother of creativity.”
Packing for out-of-state hunts, I normally take a fanny pack for half-day sits and a full-sized backpack for all-day hunts. Som... READ MORE
Better Safe(r) Than Sorry
By Kenneth Piper
Having suffered a treestand fall as well as experiencing several other close calls, safety is one of my hot buttons. Call me paranoid, but I keep an extra old safety harness in my truck at all times. As a side note, if you do something like that, be sure to check it once per... READ MORE
More About All-Day Sits
By Kenneth Piper
Following up on last week’s tip about whether or when to be in a stand dark to dark, this week we’ll discuss ways to make those all-day sits more productive. Repeating one of the critical points from last week, it all starts with a comfortable stand. Without that... READ MORE