Bowhunting Tips 101: Tradition and Tactics
Meet your Bowhunting Professor, Jim Shockey on bowhunting tips, tactics, and traditions.
More than a century ago, our Father of Conservation and American President, Theodore Roosevelt, had it right when he rather eloquently quipped, ”I...
Legends or Life Lessons?
Fall’s stories from the past have meaning today
STORY BY SCOTT LINDEN
Like a bird-dog puppy, we are learning all the time. But unlike that cuddly ball of fluff, most of us quickly figure out where...
Signal 11 Lures
Attracting bucks and rock stars alike.
REVIEW BY JOHN J. RADZWILLA
During pre-rut and especially during the rut, I often try deer attractants to increase my chances, and with so many out there, from the mass-produced...
Deer Scouting 101
How To: Deer Scouting 101
If you wish to be a great whitetail hunter, learn where bucks live and feed in your hunting area, how they move, and where to strategically position yourself. It’s called...
Bowhunting with Thermal: NO LONGER OPTIONAL
Pulsar’s Axion is a bowhunter’s walk, wait, and recovery problem solver.
The Walk
Trekking across unfamiliar ground in the dead of night is no small task; of course, my knack for picking out the loudest twigs...
Functional Fitness
Training for life, not the Strong Man Competition.
STORY BY JOHN J. RADZWILLA
Many years ago, I had an epiphany: I do not move refrigerators often. It would be a fair assumption unless you just happen...
Yes, You Can Hunt Elk On Your Own
You and your buddies have talked about it for years. Well, no more excuses. Pack up your rig, point it west and hunt elk. Here’s how.
STORY BY PJ DelHomme
At 0430 last September, I poked...
The Battle Against Ticks
The Atlanta-based Centers For Disease Control (CDC) predicts that 2018 will see diseases transmitted through the bites of mosquitos, fleas and ticks to be a “growing public health problem” this year. The relatively mild...
Fishing with Colt McCoy
COLT’S FAVORITE FISHING HOLES
Colt McCoy has a new favorite fishing spot. He just hasn’t found it yet.
“I’ve fished on the (Texas) coast, I fished in lakes, I fished in the Great Lakes for walleyes...
Be Prepared, Pt. 2
by: Talon Smith, US NAVY Corpsman
In the last issue of Hook & Barrel, I lightly touched on preparing for the worst case scenario. There is a plethora of knowledge I didn’t hit on and...
