An unsettling fact these days is that we are steadily losing hunters in the United States far faster than we can replace them. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the number of hunters dropped from 2011 to 2016 by 2.2 million participants. Many factors contribute to this loss in numbers, some of whichContinue Reading Top 5 Ways Crossbows Help Recruit Young Hunters
I remember it like it was just this morning. I couldn’t have been much more than 6, maybe 7 years old. We lived on Florence Street in Redford on the northwest edge of Detroit, and right across Hazelton Street was the winding wildgrounds of the mighty Rouge River that called my name loud and clearContinue Reading Challenge: Take a Newcomer Hunting
It’s no secret that crossbows are great tools for introducing archery hunting to young people, women and new hunters. New for 2019, TenPoint Crossbow Technologies has released its Wicked Ridge Ranger X2 crossbow in hopes that it will help expand hunting opportunities for those interested in learning to hunt. “TenPoint is committed to introduce more beginnersContinue Reading Wicked Ridge’s Latest Crossbow Just Right for New Hunters
First, a little background. I grew up in the suburbs of New Orleans. Louisiana is coined “Sportsman’s Paradise,” so geographically I wasn’t too far removed from the hunting world. I knew it existed and I knew of men who did it, including my Paw Paw Hollis. Every Thanksgiving, we’d spend a week in the countryContinue Reading How Hunting Brought Me Back
Priorities, priorities, priorities! They just keep mounting up, don’t they. Even though the hunting season never ends in Texas, I nonetheless have a slightly different list of priorities now that another wonderful whitetail season has come to a close. I work daily on equipment upgrades, foodplots, treestands, feeders, ranch chores, guitar adventure, dog work, mediaContinue Reading The Future of Hunting Must Start Now!
The air sure feels special right now as September throttles forward into huntseason 2018! Good Lord am I ever ready to ROCK the best season of my life! Ted salutes all the Backstrap BloodBrothers out in the field and wishes great blessings upon your 2018 huntseason! Ever the eternal optimist, I feel nothing but positiveContinue Reading Nugent: The Future of Hunting Is in Our Hands
In the real world, deer hunters are at different stages in their lives, have access to varying degrees of property (from poor to great), and are always short on free time. Some hunters like to hold out all year on the off chance they might bag a big buck. Others are perfectly content with takingContinue Reading Deer Hunters: Stop Being So Judgmental | Deer & Deer Hunting TV
Adult-onset hunters may get a leg up in South Dakota. A new hunting license for first-time adult hunters has been proposed that would allow new hunters to bypass the state’s lottery system and hunt during their first year. The idea was proposed by Janet Loux, who teaches the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department’sContinue Reading South Dakota Considers New First-Time Hunting License
