Hunting and Fishing News & Blog Articles

This is one of the most fascinating deer-related videos we have ever seen. Before you click on the “play” button, be warned that it is graphic — and might not be the best to view while you’re sitting down to a meal. Regardless, it is a first-hand glimpse into the raw power of Mother Nature, […]

Deer seasons might be winding down in most states, which means outdoorsmen and women usually shift their thoughts to trapping, predator hunting and ice fishing. If you’re a coyote hunter or trapper in South Carolina, that passion is being incentivized by the state in their ongoing hopes of getting the coyote population down to more […]

If you’ve read or watched any “news” reports on hunting over the past 20+ years, you have been conditioned to believe that hunting in America is on the decline. Here’s a newsflash based in facts: Hunting is not on the decline. In fact, it is more robust today, especially for state coffers, than it has […]

Here’s hoping you get out there and brave the beautiful winter conditions and get in as much deerhunting as you can, for tiz the season to be jolly, and very few things in life provide as much jolly as a day in the deerwoods doing God’s work balancing the herd and unwrapping the greatest gift of all.

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In what might be the most heated landowner vs trespasser (hounds) video we’ve seen to date, this one really raises some questions and debate. What would you do if you were the landowner in this situation? Would you have handled it the same way or differently?  Granted, this involves black bear hunters who are running […]

File this under the “Rome is burning, but you’ll need a few permits (and cash) on hand if you want to do the right and just thing and help put out the fire before it gets out of control” file…   Montana just issued a press release today about an “emergency” extension to its deer […]

Over the years I have figured out how to celebrate my annual birthday in the most effective, fun kind of way. With people hammering me forever to find out why I love bowhunting so much and always inquiring as to how to get started, I created my Sunrize Safaris as a platform to recruit, inspire and teach all those interested in a real, down to earth family bowhunting camp setting.

I’ve never been short on backstraps, but sometimes it’s a long, long road through deerhell to get there. And I love every crazy, wild moment of it.

Deer hunting is a time-honored tradition and, for many of us, a 24/7 lifestyle. I’ve had the good fortune of spending the past 27+ years of my life living the dream of getting to think about deer hunting “for a living,” and most of that time has been in serious, reflective thought. My job is […]

Just wrapped up our muzzleloader season here at home, and I had the good fortune of filling a tag last week after a cold, damp vigil high in a white pine at the edge of a creek-bottom swamp. The afternoon sit was rather uneventful until a twitch turned into a tail, which turned into a […]

We should all salute and thank these pioneering women for joining our ranks, and do everything in our power to invite and welcome all the women in our lives to share the Spirit Campfires of the wild.

It is not just about the day or the meal. Giving thanks is something we should do each day of our lives, and the more we do so, the happier we will be.

The silly tradition of my father’s generation to not utter the words I love you should be a thing of the past, for if we truly wish to make the world go round and bring happiness into those lives we care about, we should never hesitate to express such powerful, supportive, strengthening, sincere human emotion to everyone in our lives.

So southbound with the hammer down we are, headed from our Michigan happy hunting grounds to our Texas happy hunting grounds, and though it is always difficult and bittersweet to leave the northern properties, I must say I am as giddy as ever to get cracking on our amazing Texas properties to keep the arrows flying and the happy flames fanned ferociously.

There are no guarantees for a kill when bowhunting, but there is an inescapable guarantee that the morning will be fascinating and ultra-fun in my grandson’s namesake treestand, where the world is at least temporarily perfect and peaceful and where the mighty Spirit of the Wild runs strong and free.

For those still left in the hunt, here are some tips and strategies that will help you hunt the rut more effectively.

Hang onto your safety harness boys and girls, for the real deerhunting excitement has just begun in earnest.

They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but over the years the Good Lord has provided me numerous triple bow and arrow lightning strikes and the resultant electricity ignites my soul beyond measure.

When we honestly get right down to it, the unlimited minutia and infinite details of what we accomplish as hunters is as vast and important as anything we do here on earth.