Hunting

Late summer and fall bring hunters and dogs to the field, and more chances for an encounter with a venomous snake. Here’s your bite plan.

Ep. 5: Dave and Eddie on Raising Kids in the Outdoors
The hosts have a candid discussion about sharing their outdoor passions with the next generation—what they’ve done right, what they wish they’d done, and what they’ve learned along the way

Replacing the plastic decoys with a few custom heirlooms

North Carolina is the latest state to implement new protocols to help control the disease’s spread

Arkansas waterfowl hunters take aim at a new arrival

Breaking down what the latest survey numbers reveal for Southern waterfowl hunters

Baby steps and keeping it fun are keys to trainer Stephen Faust’s approach

Trainer Jeremy Criscoe’s regimen for tuning up a retriever’s self-control

Why nailing this command is critical for a pointer

Patience and a little change in mindset can make all the difference for a pup learning its way around a dove field

A hunter’s lessons in the deep magic of stillness

With sheer determination, Mike Hester has spent decades turning his family’s farm into a hotbed of wild quail and champion bird dogs. And it all traces back to a love of the hunt

A new breed of ammo is changing the way we turkey hunt

A waterfowler’s dispatch on what this year has brought—and hasn’t brought—for Southern duck hunters

A simple, highly adaptable recipe for adding some wild game flavor to your holiday table

Plus: Global cotton and wing-shooting tune-ups

For Jonathan Wilkins, the trips he organizes through his Black Duck Revival in Arkansas aren’t about guarded spots, bragging rights, or limiting out on game. They’re about giving everyone a taste of the hunt

Long overlooked as a prime upland bird in the South, the timberdoodle is quickly inspiring a new legion of hunters. But that by no means makes this whimsical-looking, erratic-flying,
thick-cover-loving quarry an easy target

If you haven’t yet made the leap to a set of electronic earplugs for hunting, now is the time

Try these tips in the field when you’re having a tough day and just can’t seem to hit a bird