Late summer buck rubs
By Ted Lake*

Early Fall Buck Rubs

Is there a Trophy in your woods? Before your archery deer hunt this fall, a slow walk through your hunting area during late August or September may reveal the signs of a wall hanger. White-tail bucks at this time of the year are trying to lose their velvet from their antlers. These rubs are difficult to find and many hunters ignore going out and locating them this early in the season. There are a couple of good reasons for searching these rubs out. Read the whole article here.

World "Hunting" Association?
By Keith Dewars*
Wild-About-Bowhunting.com- June 15, 2006

Not your father's version of fair chase

Last week saw the announcement of a new organization billing itself as the "World Hunting Association". The WHA has aspirations of becoming the hunter's version of the Bassmasters tour, with a competitive hunting tour and prize money in the $600,000 range offered to "hunters" that can shoot the biggest deer with tranquilizer darts. The WHA has five of their ten contestants signed on for the show and is currently "looking all over the country for professional hunters who are strategic, intelligent and adaptive, and who ideally have been in front of the camera before", according to David Farbman, a Michigan real estate developer and commissioner of the league. Read the entire article.

New archery products for 2006

January is a magical time of the year for bowhunters worldwide. It is so big it might even overshadow Christmas in many archers' minds. After all, it is in January that all the new gadgets and gizmos are released for that year. Archery companies are famous for being very secretive about product improvements and new lines until after the annual trade show. This gives the dealers a chance to evaluate which lines they need to add or drop prior to the public getting in line to order the latest and greatest. This year was no exception. Here is a line up if five new items that bowhunters may want to look into prior to the start of the 2006 season. Article.

Whitetail Pro Log
By Keith Dewars*

Do you keep track of your hunts? Do you remember what the weather was like when you shot that monster buck? Have you ever wanted to get that buck's rack measured? I recently took a look at Whitetail Pro Log, a software application designed to easily and accurately manage and store whitetail harvest data and trail camera pictures. Read the full review.

Arrow penetration- How much is enough?
By Troy Basso*

Bring up arrow penetration in deer camp this year and you are probably going to get an earful of opinions about the subject. In reality though given today's modern archery tackle it is not really a concern for the average bowhunter. The age-old arguments about which broadhead or arrows penetrate better are generally pure speculation or one person's perception based on their personal experience.

There are four crucial factors in determining the penetration of a specific set up. They are broad head type or style, arrow flight, friction and last but not least is kinetic energy. Click here to read the article.