Challenging Turkey Dominance

I want to use everything I can to make the situation appear both threatening and enticing to the dominant bird.

By Tim Herald

A turkey is a turkey, right? Well, they may all look close to the same, but there is a big difference in killing a lovesick, kamikaze two-year-old and a long-spurred five-year-old gobbler. I have been refining my bowhunting tactics for spring turkeys for the past few years, and my current system seems to net more boss birds than younger toms. 

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To Chase a King

Bowhunting Life

By Brian Strickland

I had not thought much about him for awhile. It wasn’t that I was trying to forget about him. How could I? But a long whitetail season, a pile of deadlines and the rush of family life had me going in three different directions all at once. But on a cold Colorado afternoon while doing some of those inescapable errands, I caught my mind drifting away. Not the most prudent thing to do while driving in traffic. It wasn’t until I passed the last entrance to the strip mall that I realized my mind had wandered to those ten days I had spent the previous season chasing a king. 

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Of Boys, Bows & Burlap Bucks

By Brian Strickland

“Shhhhhh,” my son Brennan hissed in my direction as we eased through the pine forest. With his left eye squinted, he threw a serious look in my direction, slowly pointed towards the forest edge and whispered, “Dad, a good buck!” I could sense the tenseness of the situation, and the expression on his face showed a look of determination and grit that only a 9-year-old’s face can. I knew we were going to get close enough for him to press his bow into service.

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Cattle Ranch Boars

Whether you decide to spot and stalk or opt for a more leisurely stand hunt, this sport is tons of fun.

By Tim Herald

Wild hogs seem like they were created for bowhunters. They are prolific, accessible, don’t have the best eyesight in the world and are excellent table fare. Over the past 20 years, I have hunted pigs in Africa, New Zealand, Hawaii and all over the continental US, and without a doubt my favorite places to pursue porkers are cattle ranches.

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Do-It-Yourself Elk

Tricks, tactics, strategies, and plans for bowhunting elk all on your own.

By Ron Niziolek

Even before the sound of my challenge bugle faded, I could hear the bull plowing his way toward me through the alder tangle. The guttural moans he let out with every step had me tingling with anticipation of a quickly impending encounter. 

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