The Story Behind the Drowning Buck Ax Rescue
Anter-locked deer are an uncommon sight for hunters, and a swimming pair are rarer still. But when Indiana hunter Adam and his father Charlie Anderson encountered just that, they made use of a boat and...
View ArticleWait is on for Late-Starting Pennsylvania Deer Season
Hunters are known for their great patience – and it’s a good thing, too. Those eager to start the clock on yet another deer-hunting season are waiting out the latest-starting season opener in years....
View ArticlePennsylvania’s Preliminary 2013 Bear Harvest Results
The first day of Pennsylvania’s statewide bear season resulted in a harvest of 1,320 black bears, according to preliminary totals released Monday by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Archery and other...
View ArticleFour Top Stand Sites for Late November Whitetail
I walked to my stand that morning with a sense of urgency in my step. The rut was winding down. I had an unfilled archery tag in my back pocket and time was running out on the best time of the year to...
View ArticlePennsylvania Hunters Sharing the Harvest a Worthy Cause
Hunters who are successful in the upcoming deer hunting seasons are encouraged by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to consider participating in the state’s Hunters Sharing the Harvest (HSH) program,...
View ArticlePennsylvania Hunter Aims for World Record with 772-pound Black Bear
Daniel Beavers, 49, harvested his second-ever black bear on the second day of Pennsylvania's bear season. According to The Scranton Times-Tribune, the Pennsylvania Game Commission recorded the bear to...
View ArticleWhitetail Vision: Shedding Light on Deer Eyesight
If a whitetail deer were a human, he’d need glasses. Think you know what deer see? Think again. Years ago when I first became a deer hunter, there was a lot of talk about deer vision. The general...
View ArticleInterview with Cameron Hanes on the “Ultimate Predator”
Hunter, writer, television host, and all-around athlete Cameron Hanes is well-known for espousing and following the philosophy he calls "Beast Mode Hunting." Using intense physical and mental...
View ArticleCommemorating a Family Hunting Tradition in Southwestern Wisconsin
Three flags at half-staff furled and flapped outside the farmhouse on the Richland County, Wisconsin hilltop, reminding our clan we’d never again chase deer with our hunting patriarch, chief...
View ArticleThe BAREBOW! Chronicles: Still-hunting in Texas
As the decade of the 1990s arrived on my doorstep and began rolling by me at ever-increasing speed, I started hearing more and more stories from friends about the wonderful bowhunting opportunity for...
View ArticleDefeating a Deer’s Nose
You stink. No, really, you stink. It’s not an insult for most of us because we can’t help it. You’re going to give off an odor no matter how hard you try. The problem for us deer hunters is trying to...
View ArticleThe Gray Ghosts of Christmas Present: Columbian Blacktail
They are elusive. Hunting them is physically punishing, and will push you to your breaking point. They are the West Coast trophy deer---the Columbian blacktail. "Bowhunting Beast" Austin Kincaid of...
View ArticleTips for Taking Last-minute Bucks
Following the rigors of the rut, bucks need to replenish body condition and body fat so they revert to a very predictable daily pattern of feeding-to-bedding. Here’s how to take advantage of this...
View ArticleHunting Inspires Our Love of Storytelling
"Storytelling began with Stone Age hunters sitting around a campfire recounting their deeds." Think about that for a second. Hunting didn’t just give birth to hunting stories. It gave birth to...
View ArticleTeenage Hunter Survives Bear Attack in Pennsylvania
Camille Bomboy’s family hunting trip took a turn for the worse when she ran afoul of a black bear sow and her cubs. The 18-year-old was hunting for deer near her family farm in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania...
View ArticleVideo: Tips for Keeping Warm in the Post-season
In this latest installment of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ woodsmanship skills series, survival expert and veteran hunter Clay Hayes gives some pointers on keeping warm. An outdoorsman's clothing...
View ArticleMichigan Muzzleloader Success
Finally it's my turn to write about a deer I killed! I've been working with Larry Woodward and Bob Richardson of ScentBlocker Most Wanted on an article about their late season hunting strategies (stay...
View ArticleSix Effective Ground Blind Hunting Strategies
My son Dawson was 12 years old, and he was sitting beside me in a ground blind. In his pocket was his very first archery deer tag. It was a few days into Minnesota’s early archery season and we felt...
View ArticleThe BAREBOW! Chronicles: Hail, Columbia!
Hail to the return of the Columbia whitetail deer! Once a rather common animal throughout the valleys of southwestern Washington and most of western Oregon, this somewhat smaller subspecies of...
View ArticlePennsylvania Game Commission Reminds Hunters to Report Deer Harvests
Taking a few minutes to submit a report makes a valuable contribution to deer management. With the two-week statewide deer season now closed, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is reminding hunters to...
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