Tips and Tactics

Whitetails & Waterways

Whitetails & Waterways

By Mark Melotik

Have you seen them? Of course you have. Each year avid deer hunters are inundated with new-gear innovations and improvements touted to lead you to your next big buck. Now, there’s no denying that some of the “latest and greatest” can help make you a more effective hunter this fall. But I also know that many deer hunters remain lat...

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Recent Tips and Tactics

Build A Digital ‘Trapline’ For Bucks
Build A Digital ‘Trapline’ For Bucks

By Mark Melotik

Still on the fence about investing in a hunting app? Late winter into spring is one of the best times to lean on this technology, which can help lead the way to tagging your next mature buck this fall. It all starts with a spring scouting mission or two. Whether you choose ... READ MORE


Tag Team For Turkeys
Tag Team For Turkeys

By Ken Piper

When I first started editing hunting articles, one of the first stories I had the pleasure of working on was about a father and son who teamed up to take a stubborn old gobbler on the last day of the West Virginia turkey season. Both had hunted the bird independently over ... READ MORE


Sunshine Can Make You Cry
Sunshine Can Make You Cry

By Ken Piper

With turkey season just around the corner or already started in some states, deer hunters can look to their spring brethren for some tips.  It's not a coincidence that most turkey guns today come already coated in camouflage.  And turkey chasers who use blued shotg... READ MORE


A Clean Rifle is a Good Rifle
A Clean Rifle is a Good Rifle

By Ken Piper

Most deer hunters know how important it is to thoroughly clean their guns following rough weather, multiple shots, or just at the end of a long season.  Copper fouling and powder residue will cause even the best guns to shoot poorly, and rust can ruin it for good. Wh... READ MORE


Have Twice the Fun and Success
Have Twice the Fun and Success

By Ken Piper

Hunting is always more enjoyable with a friend, but it can also be more productive.  Let's face it, unless there is some heavy rut activity, there are times during the hunting season when everyone struggles to even see a deer. It's always a good idea to occupy a stan... READ MORE


Timing is Everything
Timing is Everything

By Ken Piper

Most hunters try to have multiple stand locations ready for deer season, but we all have our favorite -- that one stand that looks the most promising and the one we're sure will produce a monster buck. We take special care with that stand and have everything just right for o... READ MORE


Don't Miss High
Don't Miss High

By Ken Piper

Ninety percent of the shots missed at deer are high. If you shoot at a deer and he just stands there looking at you, chances are good that the shot went high. When you get excited about taking the shot, you're more likely to jerk the trigger, and that makes the shot go high.... READ MORE


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