Hunting
Hunting
Boone and Crockett Confirms Largest Typical Whitetail Ever Taken in U.S.
A massive Illinois buck killed by Sam Aiuppa in 1991 and stored in a basement for 32 years has officially become the largest typical whitetail ever taken in the United States.
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The Early Season Whitetail Playbook: How to Make the First Few Weeks Count
Early-season whitetail bucks can be remarkably predictable—until weather, food or hunting pressure changes the pattern. This playbook shows how to adjust your setup around water, feeding routes, changing conditions and access.
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Ground Blind Hunting: Set Up Where the Deer Want to Be
A lack of suitable trees shouldn’t force you to hunt a second-rate location. These ground blind hunting tips cover placement, concealment, access and shooting setup so you can hunt where the deer actually want to be.
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Backcountry Hunting Safety: A 4-Layer Emergency Plan
A bad fall miles from help can turn a hunt into an emergency fast. Here’s how Uncharted Supply Co. founder Christian Schauf builds four layers of preparedness—from the gear in his pack to the evacuation plan that gets him to professional care.
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Whitetail E-Scouting: Read New Ground Before You Hunt It
Whitetail e-scouting can reveal property boundaries, habitat edges, bedding cover, terrain funnels and access routes before you ever enter the woods. Here’s how to use satellite imagery, LiDAR and mapping apps to narrow down the places worth scouting on foot.
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No Tractor? Here’s How to Plant a Great Deer Food Plot Anyway
Owning a tractor isn’t a requirement for growing a productive deer food plot. From ATV implements and garden tillers to spray-and-broadcast methods and frost-seeding clover, these approaches can help hunters establish small plots in places where larger equipment can’t go.
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How Trail Cameras Work and the Features That Matter Most
Trail cameras use PIR sensors to detect animals, infrared flash to photograph them at night and local storage or cellular networks to deliver the images. Here’s how the features that matter most affect performance in the field.
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How To Get Your Dove Field Ready for Opening Day
A productive dove field takes more than planting sunflowers and waiting for opening day. Learn how crop selection, bare ground, mowing, water, field layout and preseason scouting can help attract doves and create better hunting opportunities.
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Whitetail Bachelor Groups: Why They Form, When They Break Up & How to Hunt Them
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11 of the Wildest Trail Camera Photos You Have to See
Trail cameras capture far more than target bucks. These 11 incredible trail camera photos reveal a wounded brown bear, airborne predators, an unlikely coyote-bobcat encounter, a spinning dust devil and a desperate chase between a coyote and fawn.
