
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
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...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Extend Your Range
I got one of my best bow bucks 10 years ago, and while some details of that hunt are now fuzzy, one of the lessons it taught never fades. The takeaway?...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Prep Now for Better Mobile Hunting
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...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Prep Now for Better Mobile Hunting
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...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Why To Prep Bad-Weather Stands
When most die-hard whitetailers think of ideal hunting conditions, I’d guess most would picture a cool, crisp autumn day some time in the late pre-rut, a...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Now’s The Time To Sweeten Fall Stand Sites
Got a day or two over the coming weeks to roam your favorite deer hunting area? Searching for sheds and marking last fall’s still-visible deer sign are...
