One thing our area abounds in is large tracts of forested land. However, clear cuts, gated roads and tree stands have limited ...

Most hunters don’t abandon stands because they’re bad spots. They abandon them because those stands don’t offer quick action, ...

Small-woods deer hunting is its own kind of puzzle. You don’t have sprawling timber, deep ridges, or endless bedding... The post Small-woods tactics that produce surprisingly big deer appeared first ...

The wind was blowing so hard I had to pick my hat up off the ground, twice. The warm, early-season sun beat down on me as I picked my way along a tree line to a big oak I’d eyeballed a week or so ...

Haugen devoted three seasons to bowhunting this Columbia blacktail, the biggest bodied buck he’s taken. He laid eyes on it one time, moments before darkness fell on this Thanksgiving day. Darkness ...

Public land bucks are often skiddish, but Chad Grove of Martinsburg has put in the time to pattern them with great success in ...

A game camera took a nice photo of the buck that Willy Johnston wanted, but camera bucks seldom turn up during a hunt. This buck was an exception, and Johnston, who is accustomed to the greyhound-size ...

Darkness consumed the Douglas fir forest in Oregon’s Cascade Range. Unloading the rifle, I headed for the truck. It was pouring rain and windy. Perfect blacktail deer hunting conditions, but the ...