Author: NA Bow Hunter Staff

As a dedicated whitetail conservationist, wildlife biologist and big game hunter, I have had the pleasure of managing winter whitetails for more than 25 years. From deeryard operations in the mountains of Quebec, to counting ‘pellet groups’ in Central Ontario as part of a Fish & Wildlife program, to today managing my own backyard program in the National Capital Region. You might say managing winter whitetails is a pet project of mine, and an activity I take quite seriously! Backyard deer feeding is an enjoyable pastime and can be of benefit to whitetail herds as snow depth increases. Having done…

“Who in the hell is crazy enough to hunt in this weather,” scowled the state worker waiting for the storm to pass before plowing the roads. After ten minutes of talking football, the fellow cooled off, started his road grader, and pulled our rig back on the highway. The full-blown blizzard had also blown down a power pole and wires sparked across the highway, relegating us to hunting from camp. “I know a good spot,” I said to Seth McGinn, whose knowledge of the Nebraska Cornhuskers convinced the irate local to rescue us from the ditch. Shouldering our muzzleloaders, we…

CanCooker Launches Conversion Griddle Fremont, NE – CanCooker is excited to announce the launch of its new Conversion Griddle. Featuring 100 square inches of BPA-free non-stick cooking surface, it instantly converts the Multi-Fuel or Portable Cooktop into a griddle for convenient cooking wherever your adventure takes you. Built-in grooves allow grease and oil to flow away from your food for healthy meals, and even heat distribution guarantees perfectly prepared meat, veggies, and more. From a full campside breakfast to a surf and turf feast, the Conversion Griddle can cook it all. Easy to use and store, the Conversion Griddle is…

At the time of this writing, we are in the middle of a polar vortex here on the Canadian Prairies. With temperatures averaging around -35 Celsius (-31 Fahrenheit) it has been hard to find reasons to venture outside these last few weeks. I have been a little stir crazy so when the opportunity came up to test the new Black Mamba 31 by APA Archery I jumped at the chance. The Black Mamba 31 is being hailed by the company as one of the most accurate and forgiving bows they’ve ever created. So, the gauntlet has been thrown down with…

ALPS OutdoorZ Introduces the Dash Panel Blind NEW HAVEN, Mo – ALPS OutdoorZ, premiere manufacturer of extreme-duty hunting packs and gear for outdoor enthusiasts, announces an innovative solution for on-the-move ground hunters called the Dash Panel Blind. Developed primarily for turkey hunters but equally suitable for a wide variety of hunting applications, the Dash Panel Blind is a hybrid system that combines the key benefits of traditional pop-up blinds with the highmobility and lightweight of traditional panel blinds. The Dash Panel Blind’s three-panel construction offers a generous three-directions of ground-level concealment for one to two hunters. This free-standing blind utilizes…

Head south to extend your deer-hunting season! Now that I live in northern Idaho I miss the late seasons of the Southwest I once took for granted. Today taking advantage of those opportunities requires packing up and in investing in two-day marathon drives, which I do happily. By the time December, and especially January, rolls around in the Inland Northwest, with snow flying and morning temperatures in the single digits or teens, the sun blotted out for weeks on end, I’m seriously ready to get out of here for a while. I suspect that would go double for residents of…

Not many of us like to focus on much other than the spoils after the hunt, and that may be okay. But those that want to step up their game and think beyond the outcome of the hunt and focus on the future may think about the factors that indicate progress or change in their hunting world. Years ago, I would consider logging my hunts in a notebook; this ended up being a drawn-out and poorly organized set of data. It wasn’t that the data was unhelpful, but it became more of a memoir than a book of statistics. For…

Mountains and mule deer seem synonymous, yet the Midwest and Great Plains offer excellent hunting for giant bucks without the climb. Think attitude, not altitude. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation spans nearly 2,000,000 acres and Neil Davies and I each had a deer tag. Shortly after noon, we met Travis Brave Bird, our Sioux guide and headed into some of the most incredible landscapes of the West. Like a teenager on his first trip to New York City, I was google-eyed at the majestic country we traversed. No shots that first afternoon, yet what an adventure! Brave Bird picked us…

Hunter’s Kloak® and Odin’s Innovations Collaborate on Next Gen Scent Solutions ROGERS, Ark. – After the second year of offering Hunter’s Kloak synthetic scents in Odin’s time release beads; and extensive field testing, the brands are teaming-up to introduce hunters to the next generation of scent delivery options to improve the chances for a successful hunt. Used in concert, they’re a lethal combination; with Odin’s releasing scent for 30 days or more and Hunter’s Kloak providing a scent boost during the hunt. The scent strategies a hunter can employ are endless with this duo – drawing game to cameras, building…

Dad and I had hunted hard but the whitetail season was down to the wire with one day left in the season. It was overcast and -30 degrees Celcius, a cold front had moved in and we knew this could work in our favour. It was around 9:00am when Dad spotted a buck and with the naked eye, we both knew this was what we had been waiting for. A look through the Swarovski Spotting scope revealed a GIANT, with extra points off both sides, we knew we were looking at a 200” whitetail. I’ve had some of my greatest…