Hunting

Barnyard Bounty Want great wingshooting all year long? Try non-clay pigeons!

Now We're Talking Turkey Chasing gobblers is a rite of spring. Hearing a big tom thunder out his “GOOD MORNING” after departing his roost tree is an awe-inspiring sound.

Coyote Hunting Basics, Part 2 of 2. By Babe Winkelman In my last column I made a case for WHY you should go coyote hunting. In this piece, I’ll lay down the fundamentals of HOW you can go about your hunt. To recap a little bit, every hunt starts with good preparation - from scouting and de-scenting your gear

Gateways to Hunting Gateways to Hunting By Babe Winkelman Hunting participation is suffering my friends. Fewer and fewer men, women and children are taking to the outdoors. This is a problem, because the heritage of hunting does more than hold families together; nurture

Raining Cats & Dogs & Bears, By Babe Winkelman One of the best things about being in the hunting and fishing business is having the opportunity to meet like-minded sportsmen and women from all over the country. I met one recently whose experiences and lively storytelling made an indelible mark on me.

Get real when hunting ducks. While doing some afternoon fall fishing on a lake near my home in Minnesota, I noticed some duck hunters who were set up on a long cattail point. They were quite a distance away, so my presence didn’t affect their hunting one bit.

Interested in bigger, wilder deer? Interested in bigger, wilder deer? By Babe Winkelman Did you know there are up to 37 subspecies of whitetail deer? And did you know that the biggest ones belong to the northern subspecies? It only takes one look at the world record Hansen buck from C

2011 Outdoor Secrets Lineup 2011 BABE WINKELMANS “OUTDOOR SECRETS” LINE-UP OS1101 Family Ties Whitetail June 2 no repeat Pro bow hunter Joel Maxfield, his wife and young son take to their stands hoping to score on giant Kansas whitetail bucks.

A fallen fall turkey is a real trophy By Babe Winkelman Harvesting is lovesick spring gobbler isn’t easy. But the general strategy is.

Which broadhead is right for you? By Babe Winkelman When I first started bowhunting, it seemed like everyone had the same razor-sharp tip at the ends of their arrows. Remember those? They were those olive green Fred Bear beauties fashioned after the classic design of hand-made flint broadheads from yestery

Steady, Aim, Fire! Steady, Aim, Fire! By Babe Winkelman Holding the crosshairs steady on a deer’s vitals is an absolute must for a successful hunt and a fast, humane kill shot. It’s not always easy. Long-yardage shots make it difficult.

50 Years Young When you think about the iconic brands in the history of American hunting, fishing and the outdoors, certain names come to mind. Browning, Winchester, Federal, Daredevle and Coleman are a few...

It’s summer, and bowhunting is on your mind… It’s summer, and bowhunting is on your mind… By Babe Winkelman The hunting bug. Yes, it’s all-consuming. I’ve got it. You’ve got it. And even when it’s the off-season it doesn’t go away. There is simply no cure. So what’s a

How to Swat Turkeys, Not Bugs How to Swat Turkeys, Not Bugs By Babe Winkelman Have you ever had a gobbler approach in stealth mode, without making a gobble or even the sound of a footstep?

Food plot crop rotation saves time and money Food plot crop rotation saves time and money By Babe Winkelman This season, I started a new food plot program on my hunting land in central Minnesota. It’s a system based on the age-old practice of crop rotation, which allows the rotated plants to ben

Osceola Turkeys, the Jewel of the Grand Slam Osceola Turkeys, the Jewel of the Grand Slam By Babe Winkelman Every turkey hunter in the world dreams of taking the coveted “Grand Slam,” which means harvesting all four turkey sub-species in the same year: Eastern, Merriam’s, Rio Grande and Osceola.

For scent elimination, is carbon out? For scent elimination, is carbon out? By Babe Winkelman There’s been a lot of talk in hunting circles about carbon-based hunting clothing, which is supposed to eliminate human odor by adsorbing scent molecules. Today there are some legal questions abo

1940 Armistice Day Blizzard: A reminder for hunters to be prepared 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard: a reminder for hunters to be prepared By Babe Winkelman Hunting fatalities are a fact of life. Like clockwork, they happen every year. Like clockwork, they are written about, talked about, cried about and, for many of

Get Rattled, by Babe Winkelman As the booming, click-clack music of clashing antlers echoed through the quiet timber, I heard the telltale sound of crunching hoofs from across a brushy draw. My pulse immediately became palpable, and I reached for my bow. Still unseen, I could hear the

What to hunt in February? Where I live in Minnesota, February is a rough month on a sportsman. The mid-winter ice fishing can be a bit slow. And although we’ve had it pretty darned good in 2012 weather wise, February in the north country is typically cold and nasty. Yet thoughts o