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A hunter uses a deer call, calling bucks concept.
Hunting Tips

Calling Bucks During the Rut: 5 Tips for Success

By Melisa Geleott on November 13, 2025

Calling in a deer is one of the most exciting things you can do as a hunter, especially during the rut. It means you are perfectly positioned and communicating directly with the nearby whitetail.
Close-up of a hunter's head on a bear's head after hunt, where to shoot a bear concept.
Big Game

Where to Shoot a Bear [A Shot Placement Guide]

By Teri Williams on November 12, 2025

A ton of work goes into a bear hunt, including tough backcountry pack-outs, scouting, and baiting. When you're finally onto a prized bear, you want to ensure that you're taking a shot that will bring down this tough and unforgiving game animal quickly and ethically. 
Hunter holds shotgun for pheasant hunt, shotgun for pheasant hunting concept.
Small Game

How to Choose the Best Caliber for Pheasant Hunting

By Teri Williams on November 11, 2025

Pheasants travel with mind-blowing movement and speed, making hunting them a challenge in the best of circumstances. They're swift on the ground and in the air, and they can slip out of cover from different points. When the dogs are on and you're flushing deep coveys of roosters, you need to be able to bring down a pheasant without ruining the tender game meat. 
Hunter aims shotgun in field for quail hunt, choose shotgun and ammo for quail concept.
Small Game

Shotgun and Ammo for Quail Hunts: How to Choose the Right Setup

By Teri Williams on November 10, 2025

Choosing the right shotgun and ammo for quail is all about balance. Weight, shoulder feel, and reliability are all important considerations when choosing a firearm that gets the job done without going overboard.
A hunter adjust a site on a hunting rifle.
Firearms

6 Best Hunting Rifles for Your Holiday Gift List (2025)

By Teri Williams on November 7, 2025

With the holidays right around the corner, it's time to start thinking about gifts for the hunter in your life (or for yourself). Whether you're hoping for a Black Friday sale on firearms or you're prepping your Christmas list of hunting "wants" for your family to purchase for you, a good rifle should be on your list.
Hunters in field aim at pheasant in flight, how to hunt pheasant concept.
Small Game

How to Hunt Pheasant: The Field-Tested Upland Guide

By HuntWise on November 6, 2025

Just as with any other type of hunt, pheasant hunting is composed of far more intricate details beyond just walking through a field hoping for a bird. 
Hunter glassing on hill, high country mule deer hunting concept.
Deer

High Country Mule Deer Hunting: How, Where, and When to Glass

By Quinn Badder on November 5, 2025

Many hunters make a common error when high country mule deer hunting, often costing them a fridge full of venison: not spending enough time behind the scope. 
A brown bear in a stream, best time for brown bear hunting concept.
Bear

The Best Times for Brown Bear Hunting (2025)

By Teri Williams on November 4, 2025

Found in the mountains and forests of North America, Asia, and Europe, the brown bear covers the largest area of any bear in the world. Generally solitary animals, brown bears can be found in groups during feasting seasons such as the Alaskan Salmon run. 
Deer buck looking over brush with dusting of snow, November deer hunting concept.
Deer

The Year-Round Hunter In November: November Deer Hunting (How to Tag Out)

By Kyle Wilson on November 3, 2025

It is now that magical time of year that every deer hunter waits for: November! The weather is changing, animals are preparing for winter, and deer are active in a late-in-the-year rut season.
Buck deer with large antler rack, how to age a buck concept.
Deer

How to Age a Buck (Antlers and More)

By Thomas Williams on October 31, 2025

Each of us comes into deer hunting at a different time in our lives and with different expectations for how our hunting will go. When I was a little kid, sitting in the deer blind with my dad, my expectation was that we would wait until we saw a buck with at least eight points before we would harvest a deer.
Pheasant flying against the sky, pheasant hunting Texas concept.
Small Game

Pheasant Hunting Texas 2025: How to Make it a Success This Season

By Teri Williams on October 30, 2025

Though Texas is known for whitetail deer, the Lone Star State also offers excellent pheasant hunting opportunities in the Panhandle and South Plains regions. Here, the pheasant habitat overlaps with dry prairies and a semi-arid climate, creating a unique and challenging environment for pheasant hunting. 
Close-up of a rifle in a hunter's hand, best caliber for whitetail hunts concept.
Deer

How to Choose the Best Caliber for Whitetail Hunts

By Melisa Geleott on October 29, 2025

Some hunters say the .243 Winchester is ideal for mid-range shooting on whitetails (it shoots nice and flat), but ask others and you might get a different opinion. Determining the best caliber for one of the most sought-after deer species in North America is sure to lead to some lively discussions.