Entries for September 2012

Your feet are part of your most important hunting tools. You need to do everything within your power to choose a hunting boot that fits you and your hunting style, terrain and conditions properly. In today's video I'll offer basic tips that are often overlooked when it comes to choosing a hunting boot.

Hunting black bears on the ground is challenging and unnerving. This week on Winchester's Deadly Passion I head to Prince of Wales Island in Alaska to go eye-to-eye with big black bears. Watch the preview to see what's in store.

Bowhunting is a game of yards. We are obsessed with knowing shot distance because misjudging an animal by even 5 yards can spell disaster. It’s easy enough to know distance when you’ve got a laser rangefinder handy, but what about all of the shot opportunities that simply don’t afford you the chance to pop a quick reading with your rangefinder?

As more suburban towns and municipalities successfully utilize hunters—particularly bowhunters—to help control deer populations, one can only wonder why some cities continue to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to have professional and government sharpshooters kill their troublesome whitetails.

It's not often that a hunting editor gets invited to a motorcycle shop, but that's exactly what happened to me recently. And it wasn't just a back-alley chopper shop—it was none other than Orange County Choppers, made famous by the Discovery Channel's popular American Chopper TV series.