March 2011 Archives › Bowhunter

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By Tracy Breen If you are passionate about turkey hunting with a bow, you’ve probably discovered that making a good…»

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Joining the fight against breast cancer is The Burt Coyote Company with the addition of a PINK Lumenok lighted nock.

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When the guide says to sight-in for five yards, you can expect the hunting to get intense.

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New York hunter bucks the odds with a nice trophy whitetail.

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“Instead, directly in front of me I saw one of the most impressive animals I had ever observed in the wild.”

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Magnus, a company known for its cut-on-contact broadheads, is now offering a line of reversible hunting apparel called Eclipse.

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Modern navigation devices not only help you hunt safely but also more efficiently.

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A few dollars spent on small-scale land management can buy you some priceless deer hunting.

By Staff Report QOn April 16, while turkey hunting in central Tennessee, I came upon a fresh scrape about the…»

I want to hunt black bears in the U.S., or maybe exotics in Texas. Could you please tell me which states offer spring black bear hunts?

By Staff Report QI am 6′ 4″ tall and shoot a 62-inch recurve. I’m looking to buy a Primos Double…»

By Staff Report QI’ve hunted elk all my life. After tiring of the loud shots, crowded mountains, and spooky elk,…»

By Staff Report QI am planning an elk hunt in Oregon this year. I need to buy some warm, waterproof…»

Questions answered include are pronghorn good to eat, Bear Archery’s The Truth vs. The Truth 2 for elk, minimum arrow, arrow placement on a kicking deer, shooting and arrow with an attached quiver, and cold weather effects on bow tuning.

Mechanical Broadheads Tom Updegraff, Holland,MI: “As I grow older — I’m 67 — I find that reducing my draw weight…»

By Staff Report QWhat type of grunt do you think is best for calling bucks in the middle of the…»

Got a Question about Bowhunting?

Ask Bowhunter’s Staff about bowhunting techniques, equipment, conservation issues and more and get access to download Bowhunter’s online Tuning Guide! Go to the online Bowhunter Question Form.

(From our Dec issue.)

The Bowhunter Staff Answers Your Questions (from our Aug-Sept 2005 issue and online submissions).

By Staff Report QI recently booked a moose hunt in Newfoundland. I shoot a BowTech Pro 40 set at 65…»

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Got a Question about Bowhunting?

Ask Bowhunter’s Staff about bowhunting techniques, equipment, conservation issues and more and get access to download Bowhunter’s online Tuning Guide! Go to the online Bowhunter Question Form.

(From our Oct-Nov 2005 issue and online submissions.)

Questions answered include best bows for western hunts, broadheads for bison, thoughts on the Mathews Drenalin, restringing bows, the impact of cold weather on bows, and field judging black bears.

By Staff Report QRecently I got the chance to bowhunt a large apple orchard in Pennsylvania, but the owner will…»

The Bowhunter Staff Answers Your Questions (from our June-July 2005 issue and online submissions).

Questions answered include photoperiod vs. moon phases, Alaskan guide recommendations for grizzly treestand hunts, buying a left-handed youth bow, quick scouts, string loop damage, and determining the right spine of arrow for your bow.

The Bowhunter Staff answers questions on how best to set up two-inch vanes, moon phases and how they relate to deer movement, and how to you use a back-tension re-lease aid with a bow that has a very hard back wall?