Hunting

News & Tips: How to Hunt the Coy Coyote
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How to Hunt the Coy Coyote

Coyotes that will charge in eagerly to investigate a dying-rabbit call are becoming increasingly hard to find. If you like to hunt and kill coyotes today, you'll need to up your offerings, enthusiasm…
News & Tips: Strategies for Late-Season Elk
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Strategies for Late-Season Elk

Raging winds swept across the Gallatin Range as we stepped out of spike camp high atop North Mountain. We had fortified ourselves with pancakes, eggs, bacon and coffee and now, thanks to our camp…
News & Tips: Offseason Hunting Basics: Prepare for Next Season...
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Offseason Hunting Basics: Prepare for Next Season

As much of Canada and the U.S. now sit under a blanket of snow, next whitetail season may seem like a distant vision for many of us. But some midwestern states, such as Ohio and Iowa, have late…
News & Tips: Learning Shotgun Skills Through CONSEP...
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Learning Shotgun Skills Through CONSEP

The small group of mallards hardly reacted to the shot, which means I wasn't even close. The stinging of missing a nice plump greenhead at very close range was bad, but the ribbing I had to take from…
News & Tips: Now is Time for Guided Hunt Deals
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Now is Time for Guided Hunt Deals

As the North American economy continues to sputter and struggle with "fiscal cliffs" and the like, this is actually a great time to get a good deal on a dream hunt. Let's face it, a high-dollar…
News & Tips: Post-Season Bucks - Piling Up Predators...
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Predator Removal: New Trapping Tips & Surprises (video

An interesting week!  Watch this episode to find out about a mysterious visitor, a rare red fox, and coyotes as the Duke Traps reveal what's on the prowl at The Proving Grounds!  And of…
News & Tips: Bowhunting 101
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Bowhunting 101

Bowhunting is a straightforward process. You get close to your quarry by stealth or ambush, then you slip an arrow into its vitals before it ever realizes that you were there. After that, you recover…
News & Tips: Back To Basics: Hunting Safety Tips
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Back To Basics: Hunting Safety Tips

Type the search term “hunting” into Google News, and along with fishing and hunting reports, one of the most frequent search returns are news stories about hunting accidents, from hunters getting…
News & Tips: Coyote Scouting Tips
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Coyote Scouting Tips

Coyotes, with their clever nature and wily behavior, have been grabbing a lot of headlines lately. Most notably, because lone coyotes as well as packs have been showing up in urban locations -- like…
News & Tips: Deer Hunting Tips & Tricks: Scent Control...
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Deer Hunting Tips & Tricks: Scent Control

When considering tactics for harvesting mature bucks, the most vital area to focus on is scent control. The most important defense a whitetail deer has is its nose. You can beat the eyes with good…
News & Tips: Late-Season Deer Tactics: Food Plots
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Late-Season Deer Tactics: Food Plots

After the rut and when deer activity has slowed down for the season, it’s good for hunters to center their attention on the food source. By the end of most deer seasons, the acorn crop is gone. I…
News & Tips: Hunting Big Bucks: Taking Out the Trashman...
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Hunting Big Bucks: Taking Out the Trashman

In this episode we finally catch back up with The Trashman, a 2012 hit-list buck you may remember from an encounter we had in November. See how we patterned and pulled the trigger on this mature…