Deer Hunting
You’ve shot a buck, now how do you find it?
Follow these tips to track a deer that didn’t drop on the spot. […]
Articles by Bennett Kirkpatrick
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Make sure you know your shotgun
If you don’t know your gun and its limits, you are asking for trouble. Pattern your gun to see where the densest part of the pattern hits. […]
Sidebars
Be careful with decoy placements
Improper placement of decoys can ruin a hunt. Never position your decoys directly between yourself and the direction you expect the tom to come from — for two reasons. […]
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Make sure your setup won’t doom you
Choosing a poor setup is a common problem. Often, we doom a hunt because of the spot where we make a setup. […]
Featured
Learn from other turkey hunters’ mistakes and tag your tom
Any turkey hunter with an ounce of honesty will readily admit having committed one or more of these turkey-hunting sins. A good turkey hunter will learn from his mistakes and the mistakes others make. […]
Content
Monticello’s cool customers
It was still dark when Ed Robinson and guide Chris Simpson met for a catfishing trip to Lake Monticello. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfishing tips
Guide Chris Simpson has some tips for Lake Monticello catfish anglers; some basic and some gleaned from years of catching big blue catfish. […]
Dove
Double Delights
James Covington and Norman Ledford Jr. are residents of York County who regularly limit out on doves using only one box of shells. […]
Other Hunting
How to make that shot count
Identify your target and beyond before you shoot. What is beyond your target can become a serious disaster. […]
Other Hunting
Before the shot
A 5-gallon bucket with a lid comes in handy as a seat, as well as storage for extra shells, a rain suit, bug spray or a frozen bottle of water. […]