Brodie Swisher

Tennessee

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Elite Artus Bow Review

4 days ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

For 2025, Elite Archery came to the table with a shorter axle to axle bow offering, designed specifically to meet the demands of whitetail hunters wanting a shorter option. Meet the 2025 Elite Artus. Coming in at a slim, trim and compact 30″ package, the Artus is just what hunters across the eastern U.S. ordered when it comes to a hunter-friendly bow option better fitted for the whitetail woods and the treestands and ground blinds where deer hunters hang out.
Big Changes Coming for the 2026 ATA Show

1 week ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

Alongside the archery tournament, the ATA will debut the Archery & Bowhunting Supershow, a ticketed public event taking place January 9-10. This new event will attract archery and bowhunting enthusiasts from around the country to see a full line of products from some of the country’s leading archery and bowhunting manufacturers.
Oklahoma to Charge Nonresident Fee to Hunt Public Lands

1 week ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

Oklahoma hunters may find their favorite hunting grounds a little less crowded this fall as new legislation is moving towards better regulation of public lands for the upcoming season. More and more states are tightening up on the issue of overcrowding on public lands these days. Oklahoma is the latest to make a move with their bill (Senate Bill 448) designed to regulate nonresident hunters on state wildlife management areas.
What Gear Do I Need to Get Started Bowfishing?

1 week ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

Springtime is here, and many hunters have switched their focus from deer to gobbling turkeys and catching fish. But if you really want to try something different, an adventure that combines the best of hunting, and fishing, you really ought to consider bowfishing. Bowfishing is a combination of a few of the best things in life – archery, hunting, fishing, boating, and possibly – swimming.
Turkey Calling Q&A

2 weeks ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

Turkey seasons are well underway across the country, but many states have seasons that extend to Memorial Day, or even early June! Turkey hunters know there aren’t many experiences that match the sight and sounds of a stud gobbler sashaying into range, especially when they come to the call. And refining the craft is always more effective during real time hunting scenarios.
Bowtech Proven 34 Bow Review

2 weeks ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

Bowtech released their new Proven 34 bow for 2025 with their sights set on delivering the best of their features and tuning technology in a 34″ axle to axle bow. The end result was an impressive bow that shoots smooth and steady and provides stability beyond what we’ve seen from Bowtech in the past. The bow is being touted as the perfect blend of performance, stability and reliability.
Mr. Fox Kills Turkey at 94 from Golf Cart Blind

2 weeks ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

It’s been a special week for the Mossy Oak family as Mr. Fox killed a turkey of his own for the 2025 spring season. It’s been 3 years since his last turkey, a bird many folks assumed would be his last. However, when he woke up feeling good this past week, the Haas family put their plan into action to get Mr. Fox, now age 94, to the turkey woods one more time.
5 False Assumptions Turkey Hunters Make

3 weeks ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

We all love to hear a turkey gobble. That’s why many of us play the game. And that’s also why many of us call more than we need to. We call loud, and we call often. But one of the big mistakes we often make is our continued excited hen sounds. The cutting of an excited hen is a go-to sound for many turkey hunters. It’s usually the perfect medicine to make a gobbler sing. The more we cut, the more he gobbles. The problem is, God designed the hen turkey to go to a tom turkey when he gobbles.
Buckmasters Scoring System: What is it and Why is it Gaining Popularity?

4 weeks ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

Scroll through social media these days and you’ll find a growing trend in the way deer hunters score their deer. More and more hunters are using the Buckmasters scoring system now than ever before – but why? Why is this scoring system that’s been around for decades becoming more of a standard for how a lot of hunters are putting the numbers to their buck each year?
80-Year-Old Turkey Hunter Shoots and Kills Another Hunter

1 month ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

Tragedy found its way into the turkey woods, once again, as reports have been released of an 80-year-old man facing murder chargers after investigators claim he accidentally shot and killed another man while turkey hunting last week in California. The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies responded to a hunting accident that took place in the Fremont Wier Wildlife Area Sunday morning.