10 Reasons You Aren’t A Good Shed Hunter

Identify these hinderances, and then diagnose them Throw an antler over your shoulder in the middle of a brush-covered forest and see how long it takes to find it. Go on. Give it a good chuck. Then set that timer. You might get lucky and spot it right away. Or you might not (even with…

ByNA Deer Hunter StaffJanuary 1, 20220Comments

Gear Reviews

Review – Black Mamba 31

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…

ByNoel LinseyJanuary 1, 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

Educational Hunting Whitetail

7 Tips To Hunting Dense Cover For Nocturnal Bucks

Here is your Plan of Attack! Wall know they’re out there. We capture nighttime photos of them on our trail cameras, or spot them feeding during an August evening, before they sneak back to the woods and seemingly vanish for the autumn months. Maybe they’ve been spotted as they crossed a road at night. These…

ByMark RaycroftJanuary 1, 20220Comments

Educational Hunting Whitetail

The New Season

The sun was setting in the western sky when I decided to climb down from my treestand and call it a season. I had spent 70 hours perched in various stands over the past 15 days, but for the past hour I found it difficult to focus my thoughts. My fingers gently caressed the crossbow…

ByNA Deer Hunter StaffDecember 30, 20210Comments

Gear Gear Reviews New Product Announcements

Zeiss Conquest V4

Earlier this year my friends at Zeiss sent me the Zeiss Conquest V4, 4-16 X 50 Rifle Scope to put through its paces. Early on I decided that reviewing a scope from a bench under controlled conditions is great, however as a hunter a bench review doesn’t necessarily give you the whole picture, so I…

ByNoel LinseyDecember 30, 20210Comments

Bowhunting Whitetail

Low Light Whitetails

Before the rut occurs in November the first and final fifteen minutes of shooting light is prime time for whitetail deer movement towards feeding areas. You do not need to be a wildlife biologist to know that white tail deer prefer the safety of feeding in open crop fields under the cover of darkness. On…

ByGord NuttallDecember 30, 20210Comments

Gear New Product Announcements

New Product Press Releases

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…

ByNA Deer Hunter StaffDecember 30, 20210Comments

Bowhunting Educational Hunting Whitetail

Whitetail Deer: Calling Tactics To Draw In A Buck

Of all prey species, whitetail deer can be the most challenging to entice with the use of a call, be it a grunt tube, rattling call, or a doe bleat. Learn how, and when to use your calls to improve your odds in the deer woods next hunting season. The Grunt Tube Most deer hunters…

ByNoel LinseyDecember 30, 20210Comments