Off-season Trophy Search for Western Whitetails by Darren Choate When scouting for Western Whitetail, use the available tools to find a trophy buck or two to chase this season--and next. Without a doubt, every hunter dreams of shooting a trophy buck. The bleak truth: not every hunter will convert his or her dream into a reality this fall. In fact, the majority of deer … [Read more...] about Off-season Trophy Search for Western Whitetails
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2014 Montana Whitetail Recap
2014 Montana Whitetail Recap by Macy Spencer This last season was a rough one for sure! Let me preface this by stating: I hunt for food--my freezer is filled with my family's harvests--but, I also consider size, and I'm not ashamed to say so! I prefer to take a mature buck, especially, if I still have meat in the freezer. Passing a lesser buck, means that it could be a nice … [Read more...] about 2014 Montana Whitetail Recap
Pursuit X1 Monocular
Pursuit X1 Monocular Lightweight, clarity and compact size make the Pursuit X1 Monocular the easy choice. You’ve been working your way down the ridge for two agonizing hours. The buck had better be there. You dropped your pack and most of your gear at the top after you planned the stalk. You stop and slowly peer around the edge of the cut you are using for cover. The Pursuit … [Read more...] about Pursuit X1 Monocular
Shot Positioning for a Clean Kill
Shot Positioning for a Clean Kill by Glen Stilson I remember by first big game kill very clearly in my mind. My dad and I had put the sneak on a small group of elk in the middle of an open field, and now they weren't more than 150 yards away. From behind the cover of some cedar trees, I rested my rifle on a branch, half-standing and half-crouching to get a solid shooting … [Read more...] about Shot Positioning for a Clean Kill
TENZING’S NEW “THE CHOICE” BINO HOLSTER
DRAG YOUR DEER, NOT YOUR BINOS PROTECT YOUR EXPENSIVE OPTICS IN THE FIELD WITH TENZING'S NEW "THE CHOICE" BINO HOLSTER Plano, IL (January 5, 2015) – Next to our firearms and bows, our binoculars may be the most critical piece of gear we hunters take to the field. It’s a universal piece of equipment we all use, regardless of the game being pursued. When it comes to wearing … [Read more...] about TENZING’S NEW “THE CHOICE” BINO HOLSTER
Halo – New For 2015, XT Series Range Finders
Halo - New For 2015, XT Series Range Finders XT Series Range Finders The HALO Laser Range Finders just got better. New for 2015, the XT Series of HALO Range Finders puts the ground-breaking technology HALO Optics is known for and packs it all into a super lightweight housing. Hunters, golfers and anyone who needs a Laser Range Finder but wants one that doesn't get in … [Read more...] about Halo – New For 2015, XT Series Range Finders
Leupold Hawthorne Binoculars
Leupold Hawthorne Binoculars by Virginia Hawthorne I spend most of my year scouting for the coming hunting season. I have spent countless hours holding a pair of binoculars and glassing open fields. One of my favorite past times is driving the country roads in the evening looking for an opportunity to catch a peek at this seasons up and comers. I often find that daylight … [Read more...] about Leupold Hawthorne Binoculars
The Epitome of a True Sportsman
The Epitome of a True Sportsman | Jake Lindsey The Epitome of a True Sportsman by Jake Lindsey Southern Arizona is where I call home. I've always been a hunter. That may sound cliché, but I don't recall the moment I caught "the bug"—it was just always there. Although I didn't start big game hunting until I was a freshman in high school, I had plenty of practice with … [Read more...] about The Epitome of a True Sportsman
Bear’n Down for Coues Deer, Part Two
Bear'n Down for Coues Deer, Part Two by Colton Choate As my early Coues whitetail hunt was quickly approaching, I knew I would be scouting to find a shooter buck. As bears live in similar country as Coues deer, I wasn’t too surprised one afternoon, while scouting for deer, that I had an encounter with a black bear. A bear was something I have wanted to harvest since I was … [Read more...] about Bear’n Down for Coues Deer, Part Two
Stormy Weather Whitetails
Stormy Weather Whitetails by Scott Haugen Four days of hard hunting, and all I’d seen was a handful of deer, and no bucks. Does and fawns nervously fed along timbered edges, here and there, but the bucks—even the number of does I’d expected—were nowhere to be seen. That night, just as I was ready to call it quits, a storm front moved in. Temperatures dropped more than 30º, … [Read more...] about Stormy Weather Whitetails