
TIPS
& Tactics

BY: LORELEI MENIST
Gut Shot Prevention
I believe one of the most common fundamental errors made by hunters is shooting at moving animals.
Whether hunting with guns or archery gear, knowing how and...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Try Adding Some Private To Public
You may be familiar with The Hunting Public team and its informative and entertaining YouTube channel that focuses on hunting public lands across prime...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Late-Winter Scouting: See the Big Picture
During the past hunting season, many of us obsessed over smartly accessing our chosen stand sites, religiously checking wind direction to pinpoint the best...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Plant a Scrape Tree This Spring
Build it, and they will come. For hunt-savvy land managers, creating and maintaining deer-attracting food plots on private tracts has never been more popular....

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Better Food Plotting Starts Now
Some deer hunters in search of quality hunting land decide to take the plunge and purchase a plot specifically for hunting. And one of the first things they...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Ratchet Straps: a Deer Hunter’s Best Friend
Safety should be every treestander’s biggest concern, and now is a good time to think about on how safely you hunted last fall and how you can improve in...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
4 Bow Stands To Avoid
The desire to hunt your best morning and evening stands as soon as the season opens is a temptation few can resist. Unfortunately, it’s typically a mistake....

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Tinker Season Treestand Prep
What’s your favorite off-season whitetail project? For many it begins and ends with rigging and tuning bows, but an often-overlooked chore is treestand (and...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
How To Get Aggressive for Big Bucks
As a longtime whitetailer and writer/editor, I’ve had the pleasure of picking the brains of some of the nation’s most-successful deer hunters. One of them is...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Single Pin Vs. Multi Pin Bowsights
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...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Wisdom From a Big-Woods Master
Hunting big-woods deer has been a passion of mine since I first began whitetailing some 40 years ago, and the excitement hasn’t waned. One who would agree is...
