Moments shared with loved ones are some of the best parts of life. Enjoy them! Alan and Gabe Altizer share a moment as Gabe takes his second whitetail with a bow. Subscribe to The Stickboys channel for more great hunting videos, and check out their podcast. [...]
I usually don’t waste hunting time chasing turkeys in an area where I haven’t previously confirmed their presence, but this season was different. Two freak spring blizzards had driven the birds from their usual haunts, and I had no idea where they were. On opening morning, I headed to an ordinarily reliable location, [...]
Saxton Pope and Arthur Young’s hunting adventures in the early part of the last century are well documented. In Pope’s book Hunting with the Bow & Arrow, published in 1923, the author devotes many pages to descriptions of days spent in the rugged California hills stalking deer, bear, and mountain lion. Pope tells [...]
Don't treat fallen trees like this as mere obstacles to be circumnavigated. They can make terrific blinds. I used this one to call in a bull elk. He never saw me. I am a big believer in utilizing available cover. When I find some, I tend to sit on a stump or a [...]
After becoming determined to "mass produce" arrows for my own use, I created a rotating tabletop fletching station from a 14" lazy Susan,* which I picked up at a local thrift store for less than five bucks. It allows me to work on three arrows at a time, and the center is a [...]
The first thing my three-year-old daughter always asks for when I fill a tag, is “soup!” I was lucky enough to take two deer this past deer season and my daughter said, “Let’s make deer soup!” I’d never really used venison in soup before: stew and chili yes, but not soup. So, this [...]
Just about any kind of game is easily spooked by motion. Even so much as a flick of an eyelid can send an edgy whitetail to the nearest exit in high gear, and anything but ultra slow motion will alert that elk you are stalking. This is why I cringe whenever I see [...]
As all my regular backcountry hunting partners know, I have never, ever been lost. However, I will admit that I’ve come close. Years ago, Lori and I were hunting hogs and turkeys in Florida with our old friend Don Davis. Late one afternoon, Don dropped me off on a road several miles from [...]
With traditional archery, there’s a multitude of methods that can be employed to set up a bow and get it dialed in to meet your needs. But beyond personal preference, some methods just plain make sense. Case in point: adjustable nocking points. When initially setting up a bow, you’re dealing with a host [...]
I used to have a heck of a time shooting my arrows in tight groups during practice. I guess having a mind that likes to wander doesn't help. Focusing on my shooting was a real challenge until my friend, Neil Jacobson, made the suggestion that getting your mind to focus is an exercise [...]
