Hunting

Fresh snow can make bobcat country look easier to understand. A clean line of round tracks crosses a logging road, disappears into thick timber,…

The basin looks empty. You have scanned every open hillside, checked the edges of the timber, and studied the shadows beneath each rocky point.…

A light rain falls overnight. By sunrise, the gravel roads are dark, the grass is heavy with water, and every step through a field…

Most hunters open a mapping app and immediately look for obvious places to hunt. Field corners. Creek crossings. Funnels. Food plots. Large ridges. Those…

A trail can look perfect in September. Fresh tracks cross the soft ground. Rubs appear along the edge of thick cover. Deer move through…

Fresh snow can make rabbit country look full of promise. Tracks cross field edges, circle brush piles, disappear beneath fallen trees, and weave through…

Mention a cold front around experienced deer hunters, and you’ll probably hear the same response. “Take the day off work.” “Be in your stand.”…

You’ve checked the weather three times. The forecast says a steady northwest wind. You choose a stand that has worked in the past with…

Ask five experienced hunters what they carry into the woods, and you’ll probably get five different answers. One hunter packs enough equipment for an…

Every duck hunter has experienced it. You arrive before daylight. The decoys are perfectly arranged. Your blind is hidden. The calling sounds natural. Legal…