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Beginners Luck:By Matt Sloan -- Beads of sweat rolled down my face as I hoisted my bow up the tree. The warm September afternoon made my hike up the hill and into my stand less than pleasant. I had started to wonder if my friends were right when they told me I was crazy for hunting opening day. None of that mattered to me, though, because I was overwhelmed with excitement over my first-ever bowhunt! I had moved back to Wisconsin after five years in the Navy and was very excited to get back into hunting. My dad had started me deer hunting when I was 12, and we used to gun hunt together prior to my joining the service. He had always bowhunted as well and talked me into trying it last year when I returned. More>>
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 Beginners Luck: By Matt Sloan
-- Beads of sweat rolled down my face as I hoisted my bow up the tree. The warm Septe...
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Vintage Year: By Bennie L. Wynkoop
-- On Dec. 5, 2005 – two days before my 52nd birthday – the alarm woke me at 4...
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Almost Déjà vu: By David W. Smith
-- When I struck out on opening day of Texas’ 2008 deer season with my ne...
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Lesson Learned: By Michael Dalton
-- My 7-year-old son came to me one day and asked, “Dad, what is it like to go de...
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The Power of … um … Love: By Larry Robertson
-- I have a friend who doesn’t hunt, but he loves venison. He’d asked me several...
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Dinging and Coughing Fool 20-pointer: By Josh Spencer
-- On Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, I woke up at 5 a.m. and went outside to see what the...
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Redemption Wore Eight Points: By Bill LeConey
-- Hunting state woods in southern New Jersey isn’t the “ideal” hunting condition...
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Driving in the Thick Stuff: By Caleb Lyon
-- During the late muzzleloader season in central Iowa, Pete Lyon took this 141 5/8-i...
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A Trophy Forgotten: By Robert Gratson
-- We’ve all heard tales of a hunter shooting a deer and then someone taking it f...
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Funnels, Tunnels, Turnpikes & Other Prime Sign: The single best clue to unraveling the secrets for tagging trophy bucks is to nail down their travel...
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 The Whitetail's Scrape:
As the hunting season begins, communication among whitetails increases through activity known as scraping. This natural function is vital for whitetails to set the stage for successful breeding. Although there is a standard pattern that bucks follow in establishing a scrape site, at times the animals defy normal instinctive acts and perform scent signposting that has no definite routine - challenging today's hunter in his or her assessment of reading deer sign....More>> |
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 Avoid These Six Archery Mistakes: When four or five friends get together to shoot a few arrows at a target, one of the archers usually shines above the rest of the pack. The archer's groups are smaller, he can shoot at greater distances and always seems to...More>> |
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 Buckmasters Trophy Records: Find out how to have your trophy deer scored with BTR...More>>
 BADF: Seeks to carry out the mission of making a real difference for real people...More>> |
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| Back-Forty Giant: I started hunting deer in 1963, and I've had a Nebraska permit every year since, except for...More>> |
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Adventures In Trophy Hunting
 RACK magazine presents the stories behind the world's biggest white-tailed bucks. Exciting trophy hunting articles featuring big bucks and other big game treat readers to adventures from around the world. Click for more.
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 Mentored hunt ends with a great first deer: This was Ross's first deer hunting experience. He was lucky enough this year to qualify for the Youth Mentoring Program since he was 10 years old. We got out to the stand around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. After sitting for an hour and a half we started to get cold. Ross was getting anxious. Suddenly this buck appeared at about 70 yards right...More>>
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 UltraMatch Rimfire Target Loads Return to Federal Premium: In 1992, Federal Premium UltraMatch helped the U.S. bring home two Olympic medals. This year, that level of performance returns with two new match-grade rimfire options. These new 40-grain offerings combine the latest bullet and lube technologies, and stringent quality control for unbelievable performance. They are built in conjunction with renowned rimfire manufacturer RWS. Shooters looking for the most accurate target ammunition offered can again look to Federal...More>> |
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