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6 days 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?

1 week 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.

2 weeks ago | bowhunting.com | Josh Dahlke

I’ll skip the fine details of how I work a bird at flydown, but if I don’t kill him shortly after flydown, the chase is on. As soon as the gobbler decides to move in a direction that doesn’t put him in front of me, I’ll immediately defer to HuntStand and start analyzing aerial imagery to figure out how I can get ahead of him. Typically, this will involve a series of wide J-hooks. Some might say I’m excessive in the buffer I offer with my J-hooks, but detection is completely unacceptable.

2 weeks ago | bowhunting.com | Brodie Swisher

The topic of high-fence hunting has stirred the pot among hunters for decades. It’s controversial, no doubt. Think back to when deer hunting guru, Noel Feather was on the scene. He was the biggest name in the hunting game back in the 80s. However, a “canned” high-fence hunt, and the controversy to follow, put him out of business. But is the topic just as hot today? Is high-fence hunting more acceptable today than it was decades ago?

2 weeks ago | bowhunting.com | Brian Grossman

Ever notice how much deer hunting – and the deer themselves – has changed over the years? I’m too young to recall Kentucky’s deer restoration program, but I’ve heard that finding a track back then was like getting a trail cam photo of a monster buck today. We sure have come a long way!However, I am old enough to remember the other side of that pendulum swing. Deer populations began to get a little too plentiful, and consequently, herd health and habitat quality started to decline.