Spring Bear Hunting in Canada and Alaska: How to Plan Your Hunt

Where to hunt spring bears in Canada and Alaska, when seasons run, where baiting is legal, and how to get your rifle and trophy across the border. The post Spring Bear Hunting in Canada and Alaska: How to Plan Your Hunt appeared first on AllOutdoor.com.

By Ben Ryder •

Modular Box Blind Field Test: Does Orion’s 68VT Deliver?

A modular hunting blind costs far more than a pop-up, so the real question is whether the comfort, durability, and silence justify the jump. After Amanda Oliver ran the Orion 68VT through actual use, the verdict came down to how you hunt and how long you plan to leave a blind in the woods. If [&#...

By James Chen •

Beating Bugs and Bucks in the Early Southern Season

Early-season deer hunting in the South means fighting two battles at once: staying still enough to kill a mature buck, and keeping the mosquitoes off you while you do it. The heat and humidity alone make sitting a treestand a chore, and mosquitoes stay prevalent throughout much of the South well ...

By James Chen •

SIG Sauer KILO MICRO 4x18mm: The World's Smallest Rangefinder

SIG Sauer has made the laser rangefinder smaller than it has ever been. The KILO MICRO 4x18mm monocular weighs just 3.4 ounces (96 g) and measures 2.7 by 1.2 by 1.9 inches. "Built to go anywhere" is the slogan, and whatever fits my pocket is always welcome on the tour. The KILO MICRO us...

By Eric B •

The Perfect Deer Bow: A 473-Grain Setup That Works

Closing the distance on a whitetail buck, hunt after hunt, demands strong skills in scouting, reading terrain, understanding deer behavior, and picking ambush locations. The bow itself is the easy part. You do not need the newest flagship or a shelf full of accessories to kill deer at the ranges ...

By James Chen •

Leupold RX-5000 Adds Hornady 4DOF and Precision Cut Archery

Firmware updates that actually add capability instead of just patching bugs are rare enough to be worth reporting. Leupold is pushing two ballistic solvers to the RX-5000 handheld rangefinder, and both are free downloads through the Leupold Control App over Bluetooth. New and existing units both ...

By Sam.S •

“Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting

The myth goes something like this: Use enough gun and you'll knock down game in its tracks. Here's why that's a total myth The post “Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Ron Spomer •

How to Hunt Fall Turkeys: Tactics, Calls, and Gear

Fall was the original turkey season. The bird lands on the Thanksgiving table, not the Easter one, yet a whole generation of hunters who came up during the wild turkey’s great comeback treats the sport as a spring-only pursuit. Many have never tried the autumn hunt at all, and dismiss it as...

By James Chen •

Bowhunter Who Left Elk to Bear Found Not Guilty

A Wyoming jury has acquitted a Cody bowhunter of wasting a game animal after he abandoned an elk carcass that a bear had fed on. Ron Niziolek, 63, was found not guilty on Aug. 28 of two misdemeanor charges — wasting a game animal and possessing the parts of a wasted animal — after a […]...

By James Chen •

Killing the Buck of a Lifetime in the Swamp

The mature buck that vanishes into a cattail marsh every day is not random about where he beds, and that predictability is the whole reason you can kill him. To hunt swamp bucks, you need to identify the dry, secure ground where an old deer feels safe, map the trails he uses to move between [&#82...

By James Chen •
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