Will Brantley

1 week ago | fieldandstream.com | Phil Bourjaily |Will Brantley |Travis Hall |Matthew Every

A turkey hunter's life, to paraphrase what they say about a soldier’s, is 99 percent boredom, 1 percent sheer excitement (instead of terror). You make plans, scout, walk for miles, and wait for hours, days even, in hopes of a momentary thrill. But those few minutes can change your whole season, even your entire spring. Like many Americans, I am blessed, and slightly cursed, to live a comfortable, unexciting life.

1 month ago | fieldandstream.com | Will Brantley

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn moreSince 2017, Ravin has been a crossbow brand synonymous with blistering speed, long-range accuracy, and radical new design. I’ve been testing their newest model, the LR, all winter. It isn’t as radical or as fast as some of Ravin’s more recent models, but it is a better crossbow. Here’s the scoop.

1 month ago | ducks.org | Will Brantley

With no bag limits in most states, spring snow goose seasons give hunters the opportunity to harvest large numbers of birds. Making jerky is a great way to turn large quantities of meat into tasty snacks that can be enjoyed year-round. At the end of a successful spring snow goose hunt, you’ll be faced with a good problem to have: What should you do with all that meat?

1 month ago | fieldandstream.com | Will Brantley

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more ›I’ve been turkey hunting for just shy of 30 years. For the first half of that time, everyone hunted turkeys pretty much the same way, using hen calls and woodsmanship to get a gobbler to within range. But turkey hunting has changed dramatically over the past 15 years, as advances in gear, particularly decoys and blinds, have created some big changes in hunting tactics.

1 month ago | ducks.org | Will Brantley

In South America, you'll encounter a variety of waterfowl species such as silver teal. The sky was alive with ducks. It was June, which is wintertime in Argentina. The chill of duck season was in the air, and we had a dozen decoys bobbing in the water 20 yards from our hide. Our brush blind was just big enough for two people and wouldn’t have fooled much back home, but it was more than adequate here. A dozen teal of some sort flitted over and splashed into the decoys.