A Guide to Buying Your First Air Rifle Scope
If you want to hit a target with accuracy every time you aim, you need a rifle scope. The scope
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Hunting Product Reviews
Hunting products and your gear being reviewed so you know before you buy
Does Hunting with Ozone Really Work?
As the young Kansas buck ambled toward me along a travel corridor, I knew I’d soon learn if my buddy’s Ozonics unit is all he, and the company, claim it is. Downwind the entire time, the buck stopped at less than 15 yards away. I expected that he’d toss his nose in the wind, but…
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12 Bow Equipment Checks You Have to Perform
Most of us spend hours preparing our archery equipment for bowhunting season, but when season opens, many shift their focus to the act of hunting itself, relegating gear importance to the backseat. This negligence can lead to blown shots or equipment failure, because, like it or not, hauling your equipment around in a vehicle or…
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Gear Review: Magne’ Drop Arrow Rest
Even with the latest bowhunting technology at our fingertips, it’s easy to get comfortable with tried-and-true gear and miss out on innovations that can take our archery game to the next level. My first compound bow came equipped with a capture-style rest, and simply out of habit and familiarity, that’s what I stuck with for…
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Gear Review: Stealth Cam Wireless Card Reader
At the risk of making Fred Bear roll in his grave, I’m just going to come out and admit it: I can’t make it through a day afield without high-tech gadgets. From my smartphone and video camera to trail cameras and even heated insoles for my boots, you’ll find a handful of battery-powered devices in my…
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2017 Holiday Gift Guide
This holiday season, skip the ugly pajamas, festive socks and tacky ties, and get the bowhunters on your shopping list what they really want — the latest gear to keep them outfitted for the field. Whether you need gifts for a seasoned crossbow maven or an aspiring archer, we’ve found the best picks to please any…
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Women’s Bow Review: Diamond Carbon Knockout
Years ago, when I decided to trade in my rifle for a bow, my dad bought me a Diamond Razor Edge. As a new archer, I was able to crank the draw weight down well below the bowhunting minimum until I grew comfortable and developed the strength to ramp it back up. Just a couple…
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Bow Review: Prime Centergy
Prime bows are stable performers each year, demonstrating excellent quality and sporting features that support the company’s slogan, “Designed to Hunt.” My son Caleb became a Prime customer in 2016 and put that slogan to the test. Prime got an A+ as he and his Ion smoked a Pennsylvania buck and two does! The bow…
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Bow Review: Mathews HALON 32
Mathews Archery is dependable — the kind of company you can trust. Their people are quality-driven, and their products have been proven by thousands of customers and millions upon millions of shots fired. If you want to jump into the Mathews camp, you can do so with confidence and settle in for the long haul.…
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Tuning Your Bow and Arrows
Hunting accuracy starts with your gear: a well-tuned bow and perfect arrows. So, that is what I am going to focus on this month. There is no way to justify not tuning your bow and your arrows. It is an essential skill of bowhunting. While most bows are easy to tune, there are some that…
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