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Best Times to Hunt

The Best Time to Hunt Wild Hogs (2025)

By Teri Williams on December 3, 2025

When should you plan a hunting trip to harvest a wild hog? The time of year and time of day can impact your success when hunting this species. For wild hogs, nights, cooler parts of the day, and winter months are typically the best times to hunt them.
Close-up of a muzzleloader rifle, what is a muzzleloader concept.
Firearms

What Is a Muzzleloader (and When Can I Hunt with It)

By Jared Braddock on December 2, 2025

Many hunters hear about special muzzleloader seasons but aren't exactly sure what they are, or what makes a muzzleloader different from a rifle.
Deer on snowy ground, winter deer hunting concept.
Deer

Year-Round Hunter in December: Winter Deer Hunting Tips for Success

By Cody Barhorst on December 1, 2025

I fully understand the burnout and frustration that can set in by the time December rolls around: you've just finished grinding out hours in the stand during the rut, and the idea of continuing to freeze as temperatures drop during winter deer hunting doesn't sound appealing.
Hunter aims bolt action rifle, understanding bolt action rifle calibers concept.
Firearms

A Guide to Bolt Action Hunting Rifles: Why Hunters Love Them

By Melisa Geleott on November 26, 2025

Accurate, reliable, and dependable, bolt action hunting rifles are the gold standard of rifles, trusted not only for hunting but also for military and law enforcement operations. 
Small rabbit sits in the snow, small game hunting guide concept.
Small Game

The Small Game Hunting Guide: How to Hunt Rabbits, Squirrels, and More

By Cody Barhorst on November 25, 2025

If you are interested in getting into hunting but don't know where to start, what to do, or what you need, this guide is for you. Or, if you've tagged out for deer season (but you're not ready to hang up the hunting gear yet), hunting small game is a great way to get back out in the field.
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Hunting Tips

Why You Need a Hunting App with Property Lines

By Cody Barhorst on November 24, 2025

Hunting apps can take the guesswork out of hunt planning and improve your strategy in the field. Before you hunt, it's essential to know where you can legally pursue wild game.
A coyote in the brush.
Coyote

The Best Time to Hunt Coyote (2025)

By Teri Williams on November 21, 2025

Coyotes are extremely smart animals with keen eyesight and a strong sense of smell. Hunting them during the prime winter months (November–February) can be your best bet for catching one of these creatures.
Muzzleloader with scope on log, how to hunt with a muzzleloader concept.
Firearms

How to Hunt With a Muzzleloader

By Nate Huizenga on November 20, 2025

I'm a big advocate for practicing different hunting methods. It's a great way to become a well-rounded hunter by practicing various aspects of bushcraft, preparation, and firearms usage. It also helps extend your season with options to hunt during less pressured periods and in different weather conditions. 
Hunter with knives and deer on ground to field dress, know deer anatomy concept.
Deer

How to Field Dress a Deer: A Step-By-Step Guide

By John Gay on November 19, 2025

The quality of your game meat starts from the moment you release an arrow or squeeze the trigger.
Hunter with buck deer and bow after hunt, represents post season bow maintenance.
Bowhunting

A Guide to Bow Care After the Hunting Season

By Kyle Wilson on November 18, 2025

When archery season comes to an end, it's time to consider crucial post-season maintenance for your equipment. Bow care after the season can go a long way in maintaining the longevity of your gear.
Hunter in boat sets out decoys, duck decoy hunting concept.
Waterfowl

How to Set Better Spreads for Duck Decoy Hunting

By John Gay on November 17, 2025

A spread of duck decoys sets the stage for a morning hunt: an empty pond, river bend, or field becomes the backdrop, and the way you place each decoy determines how real the scene looks from the air.
Buck deer in back of ATV showing the shot, deer shot placement concept.
Deer

How to Determine the Best Deer Shot Placement

By Cody Barhorst on November 14, 2025

As hunters, we all are chasing that elusive mature buck that we've been getting pictures of for months if not years. However, if you put yourself in the right situation, have a little luck on your side, and your trophy buck walks out in front of you, you're only 75% of the way there.