Opening Day

Can you believe it? If deer hunting season hasn’t already begun for you in your state, it’s surely close. For most of us, early bow season begins in September and with that being right around the corner, it’s time to make sure you’re ready. If you don’t hunt until the gun season, you can still...

Opening Day for whitetail deer hunting is right around the corner for a good portion of this country. In some states opening day is already upon us. To prepare for opening day, we will break this article down into three sections: tips, tools and gear. Scent Free? There is no question that human odor spooks...

Duck Season is just around the corner for many states and in some states the season has already started. Migrating birds are starting to head south. With the seasons getting ready to start we thought we would share some waterfowl opening day tips to keep in mind for success in the field. Work with Your...

Nothing is more exciting to the addicted whitetail deer hunter than whitetail deer opening day. We have spent the better part of a year waiting, planning and dreaming about this day. Here are some tried and true whitetail deer hunting tips to help hunters have success on opening day of deer season. Scout for Success...

The Waterfowl Population Survey is out for 2016 and Duck numbers hold stead and most species remain well above long-term averages. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its report on 2016 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, based on surveys conducted in May and early June by FWS and the Canadian Wildlife Service. In...

If I can be frank, I’m sick of writing holster reviews. I’m sick of shooting my pistols and I’m getting kind of sick of shooting rifles for five-shot groups and plugging them into OnTarget. The spring and summer here in Texas afford precious few opportunities to take to the wild, gun in hand, with hunting...

For a hunter, dove season is the appetizer before the waterfowl and deer main course. And summer’s the time to start prepping for the dove season. The last time most hunters used their shotguns: spring turkey season during which we replaced our regular shotgun shells with the mini-grenades called turkey loads. My arm and my ego are still recovering ....

It doesn’t matter what else is going on in the world, the excitement of opening day of whitetail deer season is upon us. Whether you are looking for that first buck as a new hunter, the meat doe to fill the freezer, the first buck that comes along, or you are big or empty chasing...