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For more great content SUBSCRIBE to Eastmans’ Hunting Journals Here. Opportunity is the name of the game out West and there’s no better critter for that than the pronghorn. With high populations, long seasons and plenty of tags to go around, it’s no wonder people from all over the country …

Bowhunter Dan Pickar shares his tactic to hunt rutting whitetail bucks and other big game up close and personal on the ground. Decoys are one way to distract deer or other big game to make a close stalk. Want more from Eastmans’? Subscribe to the E-News!

Bowhunter Dan Pickar puts eight different four-blade hunting broadheads to work on the bones of a beef cow. This penetration test has some surprising results! Check out Pickar’s comprehensive review of a dozen different broadheads in issue 96 of Eastmans’ Bowhunting Journal. Want more from Eastmans’? Subscribe to the E-News!

Hello, Colorado – you have company. The long and short of the situation is Colorado is not the only state experiencing the phenomena of “point creep.” The Wyoming deer draw has experienced massive amounts of point creep over the past few years. I took a small sampling of a few …

This is a year of transition in the atmosphere and the result will have major implications for hunters across the West.  We’re coming off a super-El Nino event that dominated the Pacific Ocean last fall and winter – one of the strongest on record – and could be diving right …

Hiking deep in to the wilderness can challenge even the most experienced hunter or backpacker. Brandon Mason shares his favorite products to ensure peace of mind. These remote communication tools by SPOT could make the difference in a life or death situation. For more information visit this link: Want more …

If we want to have a case for keeping animals off of the endangered species list or getting them delisted, we have to win the battle of public opinion. The public opinion on hunting is largely indifferent. Except when stupid things happen that put hunters in a very poor light. …

A Trophy Ram, 9-years old, was poached in Idaho in November of 2015 according to The Spokesman-Review.  The poacher was sentenced recently and has been banned from hunting for life in Idaho. The sentence may cross over to other states depending on how that state interacts with the Interstate Wildlife Violator …

Finding a new hunting spot is one of the best skills a public land bowhunter can possess! If you can figure out how to locate quality trophies in different terrains, you can go anywhere and be successful. You can draw any tag for any unit and for every different huntable …

Bowhunter Dan Pickar hammers an axis deer doe in Hawaii and uses the opportunity to test out the RaptoRazor knife system for the first time. This tool set is intended for quick and comfortable skinning and meat removal.