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

Leupold Pro Team’s Ampuero Releases Marco Polo Bowhunting Film

Pedro Ampuero just released a film that most bowhunters will want to watch. “Marco Polo: Bowhunting the Impossible” dropped on YouTube on June 7 after premiering in Madrid on June 4, and it documents what is reportedly the first-ever filmed spot-and-stalk bowhunt on Marco Polo sheep. ...

By Sam.S