Become a better deer hunter this off-season

Become a better deer hunter this off-season

Well, it’s official: deer hunting season is over. Guess it’s time to clean those rifles, store the camo and boots and start dreaming of the day when you once again don your gear and set out on the hunt. (Que the sad music and tears.) Ready yourself for somber days...
Spot and Stalk cougar

Spot and Stalk cougar

With a harvest objective tag in my pocket, I’d searched for cougars in the back country of Utah for a while now. I spotted a cougar in the area in early January so I knew there was one on the prowl. After a heavy snow, it was time to head into the mountains and...
Shotgun cleaning 101

Shotgun cleaning 101

Hunting duck, geese and other fowl sure is a fun thing to do. The vigilance of the hunter. The attentiveness of the dogs. The excitement of the quick, successive shots. The gratification of bagging all those bird! One of the not-so-fun yet ever-so-important aspects of...
How to field dress deer

How to field dress deer

A successful deer hunt is a wonderful thing. Hours (and, more often than not, days) of hard work finally pay off and you’ve finally bagged your game. What comes next is as – if not more – important as what led up to the kill: the gutting and/or field dressing of the...
Staying safe in a tree stand

Staying safe in a tree stand

With all the weaponry, long, hard treks and recurring confrontations with wild animals that come with the sport of hunting, it might surprise you to know that deer and tree stands are actually behind many hunting-related injuries. This is partially due to the...
All signs point to a good year for deer hunters

All signs point to a good year for deer hunters

The initial results are in and it is safe to say the deer season is looking good for hunters in the fall of 2016. Outdoorsy people in some of the most historically fruitful states for deer hunting are finding success at a rate that bodes well for other game-seekers...