How to Field Dress a Deer
Field dressing a deer (gutting) is an extremely important step in the recovery of your deer and preparing it for the table.
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Poison Ivy
It won’t stop itching! Poison Ivy or Toxicodendron radicans is a menacing vine that can go unnoticed while afield but show up with a vengeance when you get home or back to camp.
Summer Camp Health Tips
Simple summer camp health tips will arm your child with the knowledge and supplies to keep them safe while at camp.
How to Age a Deer
Telling the age of a whitetail deer is a very important skill, for all of those obsessed with whitetails, to have in their arsenal if they are interested in allowing a buck to reach his full genetic potential, in other words, get older and with a bigger rack.
Basic Gear for Turkey Hunting
Turkeys are formidable adversaries but the equipment needed to hunt them does not have to be anything extravagant.
How to Clean a Deer Skull
Whether it’s your first buck, best buck, small spike, or giant 10 point, preserving the memory of the hunt with a beautiful mount will spark flashbacks of the shot, the crisp morning air, images of your deer chasing a doe, and all the other events that led up to you being successful.
Deer Food Plot Basics
Deer are attracted to food plots like moths to a flame. If you build it, they will come.
Understanding the Shot Placement: Where to Shoot a Deer
The keys to understanding shot placement on a white-tailed deer are rooted in a basic understanding of the deer’s anatomy and the performance limitations of your weapon and yourself.
The Costs of Hunting
Hunting is one of those sports where you can face a hefty price tag during your inaugural seasons but the annual deficit decreases over time, or at least it shifts from entry-level items to higher-end models or more adventurous hunting trips.
Trees for Deer Hunting
All good woodsmen know their trees. The trees of the forest provide shelter for local wildlife within hollow trunks, support for nests, and a media for the woodpecker to do his own excavation.