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Kayak fishing is more popular than ever. Even bass fishing pros like Mike Iaconelli are fishing from kayaks. Some like the way a fishing kayak makes you fish a spot more thoroughly, while others like how they’re able to sneak closer to fish. But just about everyone that fishes from a kayak just likes the gear and gadgets. If you’re wondering what y

Warm ups after a quick, hard freeze are ideal times to hunt reverse migration mallards. (Ryan Askren/) A north wind, skeins of greenheads riding it south, breaking from on high at the cut of your call, and falling into the decoys. Buddies jump up with shotguns pointed at fluttering mallards…those are mornings every duck hunter lives for—Migration D

Guest Author: Samantha Gangler I could see his all his vitals. I just needed him to look away so I could draw back. Right then, the bull smelled the air in the opposite direction of me. As he tilted his head back, I drew my bow slowly; I leveled, aimed and released the perfect arrow into his lungs. Click to view slideshow. The post Successful Bowhu

Guest Author: Matt Jones Matt went in for the final stalk alone as his mom and I watched from a spot nearby.  It seemed like forever as he worked within 30 yards of the feeding buck, but finally he raised his rangefinder and slowly transitioned to his bow and came to full draw. Click to view slideshow.   The post Successful Bowhunters: Matt Jones a

Guest Author: Brevin Brook Slowly closing the distance, the big bull is headed straight for me. Because of the angle, I didn’t have a frontal shot. So, I had to wait until this bull was probably a yard and a half. The whole time, I was wondering if he was going to turn or walk right into me; then, he finally turned slightly. As he was doing this, h

Guest Author: Battleborn Wildlife I let my arrow fly and heard it connect with the tank. He jumped and stood perfectly still. Sherman had no idea what had just happened. The arrow made a clean pass through that connected with lungs. The perfectly–placed shot had left Sherman wobbling. Not wanting to leave anything to chance, I wanted to get another

Guest Author: BRANDON STUART As I ran up to my wife, Sharla, she was crying and telling me she had just, “ruined the hunt.”  I told her, “Babe, you just saved the day!”  It had been 11 hours since I had first hit the bull, and we were back in the game!  When the bull stepped into the clearing, he was at 23 yards and moving closer. At 19 yards, he s

Guest Author: ALEX MILLWARD Ding, ding, ding…. At 3 am, an alarm wasn’t necessarily what I was wanting to hear. At that moment, the internal debate began. You’ve already hunted pretty hard this season, you’re sick and you have to be to work at 9; is it really worth it? Followed by, It’s November, and the deer are rutting hard. Your boss said, “If y

Congratulations, you finally convinced that friend, partner or family member to try hunting. Now give them a Christmas gift that’s meaningful and functional. We’re assuming that your new hunter already has a subscription to Outdoor Life. [If not, well, here’s the link.] But once that’s covered, we’ve lined out perfect gift options for a newbie hunt

Fred Zink success in a shallow-water marsh. (Plano Synergy/) Ask Fred Zink for tips on decoying waterfowl and you’d better be ready because he can unleash a torrent of information that he’s gleaned from his experiences as a champion caller, decoy and hunting blind designer, and founder of Zink Calls. I asked, and here’s what came through the floodg

This article cracked me up after I read it. The first thing asked about low hunter and harvest numbers in Montana from the fall of 2019 was if it was due to CWD. I commend the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks officials for not knee-jerking their conclusion and comment on what the cause of the low numbers was. Weather and other factors have probably

Go bow hunting for big cats! Guy Eastman is hunting Colorado cougars and that means he’s hunting with dogs. Trained dogs are used to track down and tree a mountain lion. Arrowing an angry cat is a serious challenge when its cornered 30 feet up in the protection of thick limbs. This fair chase hunt gets more than a little western when a cornered lio

  Go deer hunting on Wyoming public land with a father and son team. Hunter Mason is on a DIY hunt for his very first mule deer buck. This 13-year-old was lucky to draw a hard to get limited quota Wyoming mule deer tag. The duo has to put onXhunt to work when muddy roads limit access on checkerboard public land. Mason makes his dad proud with a one

Bigger shells mean more pellets. However, that might not necessarily translate into the best gauge to use. (Ron Spomer/) The 12-gauge shotgun is the most versatile, effective one-gun solution for all hunting — but that doesn’t mean it’s ideal for all shotgunning. Sometimes a 20 gauge and even a little 28 gauge can be the better tool. Let’s see if w

Michael Hunsucker sets up a Dave Smith deer decoy on private land in Iowa. (Heartland Bowhunter/) How many times have you been in a treestand, seen a shooter buck in the distance and thought, “man, I hope that deer comes my way?” If the answer is never, you’re a dang liar. All of us have been in that scenario. And if you are a new deer hunter, you