Hunting Tips

Building your own ladder stand for deer hunting is an affordable and rewarding way to up your deer hunting game, but how can you get started?

Imagine going on a fishing trip with a buddy in the high country, then hiking a good few hours to a small stream. You're a fair way off the grid, and after finding a nice clearing to set up for a couple of nights, the first thing you see is half-burnt-out cans of beans in the ash and some glass beer bottles. 

Usually, around this time of year, I start getting antsy. I begin making plans for food plots, staring at maps for new areas to scout, and figuring out where I want to shuffle around my hunting stands. But this is also the time of year when daily high temperatures hovering near or over a hundred degrees are more common than not where I live.

Spend enough time in the woods, and you'll likely encounter the full range of creepy crawlies. While some are relatively harmless, others, like ticks, can pose serious health threats if not treated effectively.

Hunting and literature go hand in hand, as the landscapes, pursuits, lifestyles, and appreciation for the natural world of hunting have inspired some of the finest written words ever read. With so many tools and insights, we often forget that there's a lot of wisdom between the pages of the best hunting books on the shelf. 

Before you step foot on that new property for a hunt, you need to check a topographic map app. Let's talk about why.

With some research, practice, and mentoring from seasoned foragers, you can turn the wildness into your natural supermarket — including while you're hunting or scouting.

It is never too early to start planning and managing your property for the next hunting season. As land managers, we always have another project to improve the habitat for the wildlife we steward.

Have you ever been driving through the backcountry only to pass parcel after parcel of stunning private land that you know holds big bucks and thought, "I wish I could get in there?"

Still, to this day, there are those who attack hunters for being anti-conservationists or somehow acting against the natural environment. It's a common critique and one that could not be further from the truth.

As the landscape changes in color and the days get slightly warmer, hunters across North America prepare for exciting hunts. If you haven't already been out for a turkey hunt or chased down a coyote or wild hog, you may be wondering what to hunt before deer season rolls around again.

If you view the chase of whitetail deer as strictly a fall activity, you might go through the season with an unfilled tag. The most successful whitetail hunters know that the chase for whitetails is a yearlong endeavor, with each month providing a unique opportunity for the hunter to learn about their quarry.