Without it, you might be missing shots or worse, wounding animals without a clean kill. Patterning not only improves your ...

In the world of shotguns there are some large topics of dissension: lead, choke selection, gun fit, and shot size selection to name a few. But one surprisingly controversial topic is the subject of ...

Patterning your shotgun is the only way to learn its effective range. Testing your gun with different chokes and loads can increase your hitting percentages by helping you find the ideal pattern ...

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With the opening day of spring gobbler season about six weeks away, now is a great time to prepare for those upcoming days in the turkey woods. Quiet camouflage clothing, good hiking boots and an ...

When I was 10 or thereabouts, my father introduced me to quail and rabbit hunting on my grandmother’s farm north of Carl Junction. On a calm, sunny November morning, we flushed two coveys of quail and ...

We live in the era of specialized turkey gear. Turkey-specific guns, loads, and chokes make it possible to cleanly kill turkeys at 50-plus yards. But here’s the catch: The super-tight patterns that ...

A lot of turkey hunters think that the whole key in being successful is to learn how to call superbly and that’s all they focus on. In my turkey seminars, I teach that calling is about 20 percent of ...

Want to increase your dove hunting success this fall? If you're like me there has been a time or two when I've gone home with less than a limit of doves; not because the dove population was down or ...

With the nice spring days we have had recently, I have sure noticed the turkeys out and about and the toms are strutting. I know the archers are in the field now, but I’m getting anxious for the ...