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The straight, or vertical, bow has been around since the time man began to hunt for food or to defend himself. Some say the vertical bow transitioned into the recurve crossbow design as early as 400 BC. In fact the Chinese adapted the crossbow for warfare by 204BC and had as many as 50,000 crossbowmen in their ranks. The early crossbows of the recurve type were quite heavy and lacked the range and [ ... ]

If you were to scour the internet, you would find hundreds of videos for hunting, specifically for deer. However, if you enjoy hunting and you are confident in the various steps to get a trophy deer, why not make your own deer hunting video. All it takes is a little know how and the right equipment. The information in this article will help you achieve success in producing a high quality and infor [ ... ]

Cryogenic treatment or Cryo-Barrel Stress Relief improves the performance and accuracy of your rifle, shotgun, or any firearm barrels by eliminating many problems associated with shifting of barrel, and bending or warping as it heats up from repeated firing and stress. Cryogenic treatment studies revealed that those rifles, pistols, shotguns and many other types of guns significantly increase in a [ ... ]

I was having a chat with my Leupold customer service rep about a client's range finder. I was sensibly surprised to discover that Leupold has been having some problems with knock off Leupold scopes in the world wide market. Evidently, customers are sending rifle scopes in for service and Leupold was finding that the scopes are actually imitation models. Right now as it stands, the knock off rif [ ... ]

The Buck knife has become the generic name of any folding pocketknife used by hunters and knife enthusiasts for many reasons. The company was the first to develop the folding lock mechanism that has been duplicated by many companies since the first release. At the time, many knife carriers used snap pouches with loops that could attach to their belts - much like rings of keys were at one time a [ ... ]

If you want to be on the cutting edge when it comes to hunting knives, you may want to do a bit of research into the different styles and brands of knives that are available and determine which one will best suit your needs. Hunting knives come in different styles. The fixed blade hunting knife are excellent for field dressing big game, but less convenient to carry than an folding hunting knife [ ... ]

Fly-fishing is a sport that requires a special approach to catching fish. It is different from spin-casting or bait-casting for fly fishing utilizes a weighted line to be able to carry the almost weightless bait forward if casting. On the other hand, in traditional fishing, one needs to use almost weightless line that is being carried by weighted bait on the end. With these differences, fly fishin [ ... ]

Tips for How to Tie Fishing Knots If you have ever fished you have had the big one get away from a broken hook, old fishing line, a snagged tree limb and worse yet, a poorly tied fishing knot. We all want to know how to tie fishing knots so this does not happen. Here are some tips for how to tie fishing knots. 3 Basic Tips for Tying Fishing Knots The perfect knot can be tied with a few s [ ... ]

It was a sunny fall day in northern Minnesota and I had deer archery on the brain. Dad and I had just pulled into the yard when I exploded out of the truck and into the house to get my hunting gear. I threw on my backpack and strapped my bow to the rack on the 4 wheeler. 20 minutes later I was to the end of the trail, I would walk from here. I put on my Ghillie suit and a little camouflage face pa [ ... ]

This list assumes you have the bare necessities to legally harvest a white tail deer, including things like a bow, knife and required licenses. The rest of the items on this list just increase your odds of success. 1 Satellite pictures of the area you are interested in hunting. I like Google Maps and Yahoo Maps. These two sights show maps from different times of the year for my area. It is nice [ ... ]

To the largemouth bass fisherman, these tips for bass fishing are for you. The largemouth bass record has stood unchallenged for quite a while. For the past 25 years there has been a race to catch the next world record largemouth bass. Although there have been a few close calls amongst record hunters, the 22 pound 4 ounce record caught by George Perry in 1932 has yet to be officially broken. Recen [ ... ]

Here is a hit-list that will help you catch largemouth bass. No list or form or anything can fully guarantee that the bass will bite your hook at any given time. That would take the excitement out of fishing, gone would the thrill of the chase. Believe me. Fishing would become like shooting ducks in a barrel, fun in theory but when the trigger is pulled and you know that a duck souffle is on the m [ ... ]

The weather is great and the time is right to try one of the oldest bass fishing techniques today. Catching a lunker largemouth bass in balmy Jacksonville is one of the best bass fishing trips available. The modern way of catching a largemouth is to toss the bass a jog or a plug and wait for the strike. The "old-schoolers" rarely resorted to this bass fishing tactic and felt that the only way to b [ ... ]

Majority of muzzleloaders nowadays are very different from its very first models. However, all of these rifles have one common aspect. They are all filled from the muzzle or the front part. For some cases, it may be a task when getting the strike began in the bore especially with no appropriate medium for doing it. Getting Started Bullet starters have several sizes and shapes but they are cr [ ... ]

For the last 15 years, I have dedicated myself to several different causes that have a common theme. They all focus on getting more youth involved in "traditional" outdoor sports. What is a "traditional" outdoor sport? There are several, but in my instance that means hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, and trapping. As someone that has personally initiated over 1000 youths to hunting, shooting,  [ ... ]