Hunting

Every rub is a scent post, and bottled deer urine enters a conversation hunters may not understand. Whitetail researcher Dr. Karl Miller explains what deer scents really communicate—and why timing matters when you use them.

Forget the idea of one perfect decoy spread. Veteran waterfowlers explain how to read incoming birds, adjust decoy numbers and motion, and make your setup match what ducks and geese expect to see.

Leupold Gold Ring Product Manager Vici Peters explains how to choose a hunting rifle scope, covering magnification, low-light performance, reticles, turrets, durability and the differences between entry-level and premium optics.

From sloe gin tailgates to traditional tweeds, fieldsports writer Matt Limb takes us inside the rituals, rules, and rich culture of the English driven shoot.

What separates consistently successful bowhunters from everyone else? Experienced hunters and archery pros share the habits, decisions and details that help them avoid costly mistakes.

Calling elk can be incredibly effective—but it can also ruin a setup. World champion elk caller Chad Schearer explains when staying silent, reading the wind and shadowing a herd can put you in better position for a shot.

Every bowhunter misses eventually. Understanding the most common causes—from equipment problems and bad range estimates to rushed shots and unseen branches—can help make those misses the exception.

On pressured public land, finding deer often starts with finding other hunters—then going somewhere they won’t. Here’s how hunting pressure can reveal overlooked whitetail hotspots.

Rifle hunters may be more prepared for crossbow hunting than they realize. From triggers and optics to accuracy and shot discipline, many of the same skills carry over.

When whitetail bachelor groups break up in late summer, familiar bucks can seem to disappear overnight. Here’s where they go—and why changing food, hormones and breeding behavior alter their fall movements.

Food plots do more than pull deer into range. Mossy Oak’s Chris Alexander explains how year-round forage, mast, cover and minerals can help support healthier whitetails and better habitat.

Hot-weather bowhunting brings challenges that go well beyond sweating in the stand. From hydration and insects to scent control, recovery and meat care, a little preparation can make early-season hunts safer, more comfortable and more successful.

A massive Illinois buck killed by Sam Aiuppa in 1991 and stored in a basement for 32 years has officially become the largest typical whitetail ever taken in the United States.

Early-season whitetail bucks can be remarkably predictable—until weather, food or hunting pressure changes the pattern. This playbook shows how to adjust your setup around water, feeding routes, changing conditions and access.

A lack of suitable trees shouldn’t force you to hunt a second-rate location. These ground blind hunting tips cover placement, concealment, access and shooting setup so you can hunt where the deer actually want to be.

A bad fall miles from help can turn a hunt into an emergency fast. Here’s how Uncharted Supply Co. founder Christian Schauf builds four layers of preparedness—from the gear in his pack to the evacuation plan that gets him to professional care.

Whitetail e-scouting can reveal property boundaries, habitat edges, bedding cover, terrain funnels and access routes before you ever enter the woods. Here’s how to use satellite imagery, LiDAR and mapping apps to narrow down the places worth scouting on foot.

Owning a tractor isn’t a requirement for growing a productive deer food plot. From ATV implements and garden tillers to spray-and-broadcast methods and frost-seeding clover, these approaches can help hunters establish small plots in places where larger equipment can’t go.

Trail cameras use PIR sensors to detect animals, infrared flash to photograph them at night and local storage or cellular networks to deliver the images. Here’s how the features that matter most affect performance in the field.

A productive dove field takes more than planting sunflowers and waiting for opening day. Learn how crop selection, bare ground, mowing, water, field layout and preseason scouting can help attract doves and create better hunting opportunities.