Goose Decoy Spreads – 2021 Guide

With resident goose populations at record levels, we’re living in the good old days of Canada goose hunting. Opportunities for great goose hunting have never been so plentiful. I enjoy shooting big Canada geese over the water. When they are low and committed over water, it’s a sight to be seen. But for pure numbers … Read more

Best Hunting Gear – 2021 Buyer’s Guide

If you are into hunting as a professional or a hobbyist, you know the joy of having the best, most updated equipment with you. While hunting revolves a lot around skills and practice, it also requires you to own a set of good quality equipment or hunting gear. So, how do you know which hunting … Read more

Big Game Logic App is Closing

We are no longer going to be supporting the Big Game Logic app (https://app.biggamelogic.com/) and it will be fully shutdown on April 30th, 2019. Between now and April 30th, the app will be 100% free for everyone to use and all current paid members will no longer be charged. If you have files on your … Read more

Clover or Cover?

Food plots are one of the most revolutionary tools that hunters use to attract deer to their properties. However, it seems that whenever you put trail cameras on food plots to monitor the deer activity, nearly all of the pictures of the big bucks occur at night. Don’t get me wrong, plenty of big bucks … Read more

300 Below Zero

Would you believe that one of the coldest places on Earth is in Louisiana. I do like to be in the presence of genius, and I recently found me one, David Minchew owner of Cajun Cryogenics in Baton Rouge.  Cryogenics, isn’t that some Star Trek thing that Gene Roddenberry thought up to put people into … Read more

Sunday Hunting in Virginia

Believe it or not, hunting on Sundays is illegal in some form in eleven states. Virginia is one of those states. But breakthroughs are occurring that appear to be changing the tide in Virginia. After a bill supporting Sunday hunting was soundly defeated in the state legislature earlier this year, residents picked up the phone … Read more

Draw Weight Chart

In compound bows, draw weight is the maximum amount of weight an archer will pull when drawing the bow. Many target bows and youth bows have draw weights from 20 to 35 pounds. Bows used for hunting big game are typically in the 45 to 75 pound range. What draw weight is right for you? … Read more

Best Duck Hunting Boats

When it comes to duck hunting, there are many ways to find ducks… it’s getting to them that can be difficult because of their location! When targeting ducks on big water such as open flowages or reservoirs, use a “camoed” 14 to 16 foot Jon boat, or a 14 to 16 foot aluminum, v-hull boat … Read more

Wild Turkey Calling

Wild turkey calling is a detailed technique that takes time and effort to learn. Knowing the basics of wild turkey is crucial to being able to use different calls successfully. Wild turkeys make at least eight different vocalizations, and several other subtypes of calls that are specific for different seasons, warnings, mating habits, and other … Read more

Late Season Turkey Hunting

When it comes to applying for turkey permits, my last few seasons have been a comedy of errors. I’ve either forgotten to apply for a tag or drawn a time period that I could not hunt for one reason or another. This has forced me to hunt late in the year because the only time … Read more

What’s New At Quaker Boy Game Calls

We had the chance to visit with Ernie Calandrelli from Quaker Boy Game Calls at the 2011 ATA show.  Quaker Boy has always been one of my favorite call makers and they have some great new products out this year. The number one selling box call for Quaker Boy is the Hurricane Box Call. The … Read more

BGL CEO Gets A BBD

With each newsletter we try to stress how Big Game Logic (BGL) is a useful tool for patterning bucks using trail camera photos, but some bucks that show up during hunting season are never photographed. This was one such buck. I wish I could say we collected dozens of pictures of this deer and used … Read more

3-D Archery Shoots – Want To Shoot A Round?

As the winter turns moldy with the green of spring, snow bound bowhunters emerge from the warm security of their lair. The confinement of the cold season has the hardcore archers ready to start flinging arrows. Spring offers Wild Turkey hunting, the Canadian spring bear season and bow fishing, of course, but it also marks the … Read more

Hunting Fly-Up Turkeys

When most turkey hunters imagine the perfect hunt, they think about setting up on a roosted bird, calling him in, and putting him on the ground… all before breakfast time. Slam-dunk morning hunts make for great stories and allow many hunters to catch up on their sleep. For those who don’t fill their tag early … Read more

Spring Turkey Hunting / Weather Conditions

Ah, spring is approaching, and with it comes spring turkey hunting season. Hunting turkeys isn’t that much different in the spring as it is in the fall. The differences really lie with the weather and different tactics to use weather conditions to your advantage rather than have the weather conditions foil your fun. Here are … Read more

Types Of Ducks

As has been in the past, mallards were the most prevalent duck bagged by hunters in the United States, with approximately 4.9 million birds harvested. Other dominant species this year were green-winged teal, with almost two million birds harvested, and gadwall, with nearly 1.5 million harvested. Wood ducks and blue-wing/cinnamon teal rounded out the top … Read more

Cleaning Your Rifle Or Shotgun

Too often hunters will put the cleaning of their rifle or shotgun on the back burner. Big mistake! OK ­ you’re tired after hunting a whole day. You want to get some R&R, and rest, so you figure your firearm “looks” OK, so you say to yourself, “I’ll do it tomorrow.” That type of attitude … Read more

What To Do When Turkeys Hang Up

This article has nothing to do with telephones. Turkeys that “hang up” stop just short of shotgun or bow range. They just won’t budge and ethical hunters know taking a shot is a bad idea. At best you will miss completely and at worst you will wound the animal. In the case of a gobbler … Read more

BUCK FEVER , THERE AIN’T NO CURE

Civilization must have been created for the survival of idiots… normal, resourceful, intelligent people will find a way to adapt………….Flatdog She wasn’t that hungry, but mother Simba had a job to do. Her inborn instinct told her it was time to train the cub, who, was now nearly as large as she. The hunt was … Read more

Expert Food Plot Tips

Food plots are becoming increasingly popular among deer hunters across the country. The quest for trophy deer and a desire to be stewards of the land and deer herd is the driving force. To reach maximum potential, a buck needs genetics, age, and food. Plots fulfill the third component. Foremosthunting.com recently spoke with Todd Stittleburg … Read more

Deer Hunting Myths Debunked

Belly up to just about any tavern in deer hunting territory and you’re bound to hear some real whoppers. Everybody seems to have a story and most of them have devolved that story into a bogus theory about deer. Here are a few common deer hunting myths along with the truth behind each one of … Read more

Cracking The Code : Whitetail Body Language

Some of my favorite encounters in the wild occur when I’m face to face with animals I have no intention of pulling the trigger on. It seems like turkeys are as abundant as falling leaves come deer season. I’ve witnessed river otters and bald eagles take a close look at my mallard decoys on the … Read more