How-To Hunting Tips

A Kentucky squirrel camp reminds the author how a hunting career and love of the woods can be launched by a single trigger press on a rimfire rifle.

It’s hard not to return the bugle of a bull in the wild. But the author is convinced tactics he uses with calling help seal the deal on public land.

I grew up hunting whitetails in the Midwest, and while I thought I was in “elk shape” on my first western hunt, I quickly learned that chasing elk at high elevation requires an entirely different level of fitness. You’ll likely hike for hours, oftentimes at high elevation, and many of trails you’ll follow are filled with deadfall and uneven rocks. If you’re fortunate enough to fill your tag, the real work starts. 

Curious about how to hunt early season? Mike Roux shares some hard-learned tips for how to tackle it no matter your neck of the woods.

When gunning for geese, use these tips to select the optimal load.

Curious how to get started in small game hunting? Red on as Tim Hovey reflects on how small-game hunting shaped his development as a hunter, taught him patience, stalking, shooting and fieldcraft. He describes hunting rabbits, squirrels, hares, and marmots in Idaho, highlighting the challenges unique to both rimfire and shotgun. He also recounts introducing his daughters to hunting, and encourages experienced hunters to revisit their small-game roots.

The tag is drawn. Now what? Here’s how to prepare for your first self-guided antelope hunt.

No one wants to be the butt of jokes from friends on the dove field. Read our tips to be the hot shooter on the field this season.

Dove season is upon us. Are you going to be the butt of the jokes on the dove field or the one ribbing your buddies?