Muzzleloader Bear Hunting – Power and Load Selection

Proper powder charges and bullet weights for ethical black bear hunting with muzzleloaders

Proper powder charges and bullet weights for ethical black bear hunting with muzzleloaders

Face Masks and Head Nets – Covering Human Features Your face will cost you more turkeys than any other single mistake. A wild turkey’s eyesight is sharp enough to pick out the human face pattern from 100 yards away –…

Quick Turret Tracking Check Before a Prairie Dog Trip Ten minutes at your home range can save an entire day of frustration on a prairie dog colony. Unlike a deer hunt where you confirm zero and take one shot, prairie…
Choose controlled expansion bullets for bear hunting - bonded or monolithic designs penetrate bone better than deer bullets

Staying Still – Movement Discipline Against Turkey Eyes You can wear the best camo money can buy, set up in the perfect spot, and call like a champion – but one twitch at the wrong moment will send that gobbler…

Bench Bags vs Bipod – Which Tracks Better in Wind on Prairie Dogs Prairie dog shooting demands something different from your support system than big game hunting. Unlike deer hunting where you take one careful shot, prairie dog sessions run…

Essential gear and shot placement tips for taking bears ethically with archery equipment.

Full Camouflage – Head to Toe Coverage for Turkey Vision Turkeys will spot you before you spot them. Their vision is so sharp they can pick out a human face at 100 yards, detect the slightest movement, and see colors…

Using a Tripod as a Front Rest – Setup That Works for Prairie Dogs When you’re hunting a remote prairie dog colony without a bench, a properly configured tripod gives you the stable front rest you need for precision on…

Learn proper shot angles for baited, treed, and stalked bears including when to wait for broadside position.

Combining Calling with Decoys – Sight and Sound Together Turkey hunting sets itself apart from most big game hunting because decoys aren’t just helpful – they’re standard equipment. Unlike deer hunting where decoys are rare, or predator hunting where they’re…

Your Backpack as a Shooting Bag – No-Buy Field Hack for Prairie Dogs Unlike a planned deer hunt where you bring all your gear, prairie dog trips sometimes mean improvising support. You forgot your shooting bags, the bench is crowded…

Learn bear vital zone location behind heavy shoulder bones and why precision broadside shots matter more than body size suggests.

Turkey Call Selection – Box, Slate, Mouth, Locators Unlike deer hunting where you might carry one grunt call, turkey hunting demands variety. A tom gobbling 200 yards away in open timber needs a different approach than a bird working silently…