Becoming a Student of Whitetail Deer By Steve Bartylla To be a truly great bowhunter, one must be able to find and accurately interpret the sign left by the game we hunt. Honing this skill is a task that requires constant...
Recently I had an article on this website that detailed tips for scent control. There was a lot of positive response from people that wanted to see more on this subject. So in this multi-part series, I will detail tried and...
Let’s face it, hunting public land can be tough…especially when you have never stepped foot on the property. There are some steps you can take, however, that will tip the odds in your favor when it comes to hunting a new...
Becoming a Student of Whitetail Deer – Start By Steve Bartylla Contemplating the subject matter for my first article for Improvehunting.Com made me analyze what I believed was the biggest factor in increasing the overall success rate I now enjoy harvesting...
Trapping animals of all sorts have always been a real fascination of mine. Like anything you do in life long enough, you begin to streamline or find ways to “Do it Better”. There was a time in my life that I...
With the first day of the season in the site, a review of the basics on scents & lures seems appropriate for this month’s pro tip article. Throughout the numerous shows and seminars, I attend, I see a real hunger among...
In nearly every hunting magazine on the market today, there are articles giving details on how to take a deer, but few lend any advice on how to find the deer once the shot has been made. Most sportsmen today have...
Prologue Because of poor hearing in my left ear, I was startled as the heavily panting doe strode by only 10 feet below. Given that the peak of the rut was right around the corner and of her exhausted look, I...
Which ARE you? I’ll never forget that voice, the voice of Curt Gowdy, host of ABC’s The American Sportsman during the early years of the program in the late ’60s and early ’70s. No other personality on television could present the adventure, excitement, thrill, and...
Cautiously, he meandered through the brush along the woods edge, pausing every few steps to test the cool, damp air, his nose held high, trying to verify that no dangers were imminent. Although he was only 1 1/2 years old, this...
