Bowhunting

Watching a bull elk in the rut is a treat for every hunter who dreams of chasing the the elusive wapiti in the fall. In this video Mike Eastman explains why a bull elk can sometimes appear to have green eyes while bugling. Press play to watch some incredible elk …

It is not often that we have content in the journals that defies the odds of what is statistically possible to kill. The past year has been one of the best for trophy quality that I can ever recall. With the quality of animals we have in the September/October issue …

There comes a point at the end of the summer where every hunter is itching to get out into the field, but sometimes the constraints of life just say it isn’t possible. Sometimes that means just making do, or getting a little creative with whatever opportunities are available to shoot. …

One of the most important things you can do to ensure a successful shot on an archery hunt is to broadhead tune your bow. There is more to broadhead tuning than simply adjusting your sight, so sit back and watch as Dan Pickar goes through the finer points of broadhead …

As humans we are not born with hunting instincts, everything has to be learned. There are different ways to shorten the learning curve but the best teacher is experience. Experience tells you where to look for game and how to walk through country. It dictates when to stalk and when …

Sighting in a bow is a task that every archer has to tackle after paper tuning a bow. For someone who is tackling this task for the first time it can be daunting, especially when bow sights adjustments are exactly opposite of rifle scope adjustments. Join Dan Pickar as he …

Being able to set up your own brand new bow is always a good thing! Follow along as Eastmans’ staff writer, Brian Barney, properly serves in a rest cable.

By Dan Carlson Big-game hunters will have their work cut out for them in the Pacific Northwest this fall. The Pacific Ocean may be entering a Super El Nino phase and that is not good news for those hoping some moisture will bring up water levels in streams, lakes and …

Bowhunter Brian Barney demonstrates his preferred method for tying a string loop on to a bow string. Barney recommends a short loop to minimize slip and compensate for stretch with use as the bow. Press play to see the process in it’s entirety! Guy Eastman’s Ibex Hunt Ike Eastman’s Wyoming …

Hunting song dogs with a rifle is a challenge, let alone managing to deceive their eyes and doing it with a bow. Jordan Breshears was able to take not one, but two coyotes this past fall with his bow. It doesn’t get much better than that when it comes to …