Brad Fenson

Brad Fenson has a passion for hunting, fishing, camping, cooking, and conservation. Brad travels extensively to field test the latest and most advanced gear, including firearms, archery products, ammunition, optics, clothing, and camping and cooking gear.

Brad’s accomplishments include over 70 national communication awards for writing and photography. Fenson started writing over three decades ago and has been in print in over 65 publications in North America. Fenson has been involved with several bestselling book projects, like Total Fishing Manual, Total Gun Manual, and Total Outdoorsman Manual.

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Gear New Gear Releases

First Look: TenPoint Flatline 460 Crossbow

The Flatline 460 is the newest premium crossbow from TenPoint, offering compact versatility and speed. Measuring 26.5 inches long and 7.5 inches axle-to-axle cocked, this bow offers fast target acquisition and is adaptable for any hunting situation. The compact design will appeal to backcountry enthusiasts, and blind and treestand hunters will embrace the compact design…

ByBrad FensonDecember 21, 20220Comments

PRIME Archery REVEX Release

Prime has built the new REVEX to benefit hunters with built-in stability. The bow has a solid back wall and a smooth and balanced draw cycle. Hunters who want to minimize movement with game in close will appreciate the smooth and fluid draw cycle. The bow is quiet and is dead in hand immediately after…

ByBrad FensonNovember 30, 20220Comments

Gear

My Speed Demon With Red-Dirt Bucks

Travel in the current world is anything but dependable. The good news is that having focus and determination will eventually get you there. My recent trip attests that travel can be worth the time and trouble. We arrived at Rut N Strut Guide Service (www. rutnstrutguideservice.com) in western Oklahoma well after sunset. The archery targets…

ByBrad FensonMarch 18, 20221Comment

Bowhunting Hunting

Crossbow Reality: Why Not Crossbow?

The first two years I hunted with a crossbow, I chased white-tailed deer, turkey, and black bear and never had the opportunity to pull the trigger. It was conclusive evidence that hunting with a crossbow is not an unfair advantage. Just because you hold a bow horizontally does not mean the animals will run or…

ByBrad FensonJanuary 25, 20220Comments

Hunting Whitetail

Understanding the Whitetail Rut

If you have been fortunate enough to witness the rutting chase of whitetailed deer, you can appreciate the incredible strength and stamina that these grand animals posses. A whitetail buck has his work cut out when it comes to getting the opportunity to breed. When a doe comes into estrus and locates a dominant buck,…

ByBrad FensonJanuary 16, 20221Comment

Big Game Hunting Stories Whitetail

Saskatchewan Bush Bucks: A Welcome COVID Respite

I pointed my truck east and started the day-long drive towards deer camp. Opportunities to hunt Whitetailed deer in our neighboring province of Saskatchewan are available through a draw or with an outfitter. Many of the outfitters have licenses specific to Canadian residents, so there are plenty of options. I booked a hunt with Mark…

ByBrad FensonJanuary 4, 20220Comments

Gear Gear Reviews

Not All Bullets Are Made Equal

The simple definition of a bullet in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is a small piece of metal or another material that is shot out of a gun. The full definition listed is: a round or elongated missile (as of lead) to be fired from a firearm; broadly: cartridge. Most hunters understand the pretense of a bullet…

ByBrad FensonJanuary 1, 20220Comments

Hunting Whitetail

First World Deer Problems

My phone started quacking indicating I had an incoming text. It was from our outfitter Scott Fink, of Goose Creek Outfitters in Nebraska, and he was sending trail camera photographs of deer showing up near some of his stand locations. At first, I couldn’t believe my eyes and enlarged the image to see if it…

ByBrad FensonDecember 28, 20210Comments

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