Entries for June 2008

By my calculations, each decent-sized white-tailed buck I’ve killed with a bow has required a total of 50-75 hours of sitting in a treestand or ground blind. Even reading a good book can get tedious after all that time!

When I first hunted Wild turkeys in California back in the 1970s, the state had just opened its first turkey hunting seasons ever. The population was limited to a few areas of the state, and the chances of success for a clueless college kid were grim.

I was riding ATVs late last year during a Yamaha press introduction of their new Rhino 700 side-by-side. We covered more than 30 miles of trails on a huge parcel of prime hunting country called Brimstone Recreation Area located on the edge of Huntsville, Tennessee.

I love reading ads and watching infomercials touting how a magnet on the fuel line, a spinning fan in the intake, a pill in the gas tank or some do-it-yourself bolt-in hydrogen kit is guaranteed to give our vehicles an incredible boost in fuel economy.

Reo is the 11-year-old son of my hunting partner Doyle Shipp, and Reo started shooting a “stick and string” almost as soon as he could walk.

It's payback time. A son takes his dad on a memorable pronghorn hunt in western South Dakota. 

What could be better than an up-north Canadian big game hunt?  How 'bout back-to-back trips?

 “Can I fire the first shot, Ian?” My buddy asked as he stared at the massive, Barrett single-shot bolt-action rifle chambered in .50 BMG.

NAHC experts answer your questions about hunting coyotes and elk.

NAHC experts share with us their tips on how to upgrade old bows, find the history of bows, and successfully hunt black bears.