The short truth is that I completely came apart. The buck was right there, as in 30 yards away and I carried a .300 Win. Mag.—right there. I shot. The buck struggled away. I simply came apart. Somewhere out there was a wounded buck that likely wasn’t sleeping because of my misplaced shot, and I didn’t deserve sleep, either.
 

Sitting in a late-October duck blind on Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River, it was difficult for me to fathom that in 2 months I'd be in the bayou doing the same thing. Louisiana in winter. That thought alone was enough to quell my spite for the oncoming Minnesota madness. Southern waterfowl instead of numbing Northern blizzards? Sign me up.

NAHC Life Member Jim Woods gets the opportunity of a lifetime: an unfenced buffalo hunt in southeastern Minnesota.

“Keep your stick on the ice, eh?” Kelly Wiebe signed off and stashed his cell phone back in its cubby hole. He turned and raised his eyebrows as he dropped the pickup in gear and continued down the gravel road.

In the September 2012 issue of North American Hunter, I shared advice for archers to prevent and treat some of  most common shooting-related ailments in my article titled "When Pain Strikes." Below is more advice to help you strengthen your muscles for bowhunting.

The following is additional information about the Western Great Lakes wolf DPS, continued from "On Point" (page 16) of the December/January 2013 issue of North American Hunter.

Once you decide to target a real monarch—the buck of a lifetime—it means putting all your chips in the game. It means making life-altering sacrifices. You have to be dedicated, focused and determined. Are you ready? Here are the final two steps in a 10-step series to help you kill the biggest, best buck of your life.

Once you decide to target a real monarch—the buck of a lifetime—it means putting all your chips in the game. It means making life-altering sacrifices. You have to be dedicated, focused and determined. Are you ready? Here are steps seven and eight of a 10-step series to help you kill the biggest, best buck of your life.

Once you decide to target a real monarch—the buck of a lifetime—it means putting all your chips in the game. It means making life-altering sacrifices. You have to be dedicated, focused and determined. Are you ready? Here are steps five and six of a 10-step series to help you kill the biggest, best buck of your life.

Once you decide to target a real monarch—the buck of a lifetime—it means putting all your chips in the game. It means making life-altering sacrifices. You have to be dedicated, focused and determined. Are you ready? Here are steps three and four of a 10-step series to help you kill the biggest, best buck of your life.