Pick One Dog, Don’t Overthink It If you want a house dog that can also track a deer well, I would pick the Dachshund. If

Decide If You Want a “Blood Dog” or a “Deer Dog” If you want to train a dog to track wounded deer, you need two

Pick A Breed That Matches Your Reality, Not Your Ego. The best blood tracking dog breed for deer is the one you can actually train,

Pick a Rail That Matches How You Actually Shoot, Not What Looks Cool The best shooting rail for hunters with limited mobility is a rock-solid,

Start Here: Pick the Kind of Mentor You Actually Need The best way to find a mentor as a woman new to hunting is to

Pick Your Boots Like Your Season Depends On It Women’s hunting boots are not just “men’s boots in smaller sizes.” The real differences are heel

Pick a Draw Weight You Can Pull Sitting Down, Cold, and Quiet The best bow draw weight for women deer hunting is usually 40 to

Buy Women’s Insulated Hunting Bibs For Fit First, Warmth Second The best insulated hunting bibs made for women are the ones that fit your hips,

Pick One Based on Your Season, Not the Logo. If you are buying women’s hunting clothes for whitetails, I would pick First Lite for quiet,

Pick Fit Over Camo, Every Time The best hunting clothes cut for women are the ones that fit your shoulders, hips, and inseam without bunching,

Decide What “Good Practice” Means For Your Kid Good practice for young hunters is short, safe, and success-heavy. I keep it to 20 to 35

Buy For Fit First, Not Camouflage The best youth hunting clothes that fit small kids are the ones you can tighten down at the waist

Pick Your Bullet Weight Based on Range and Shot Angles, Not Ego For most deer hunting, I pick 150-grain in .308 or .30-06, 165-grain if

Pick One Based on Your Shot Distance, Not the Marketing. For most deer hunters shooting inside 200 yards, I pick a soft point because it

Pick Your Sticks Based on How You Actually Hunt The best shooting sticks for deer hunting are the ones you will truly carry, set up

Pick Your Straight-Wall Based On Range, Recoil, And How You Actually Hunt Ohio. The best straight wall cartridge for deer in Ohio for most hunters

Pick a Youth Deer Rifle That Will Not Beat Up Your Kid or Your Ears The best youth deer rifle that is not too loud

Pick One. Here Is My Answer. If you want the simplest, most forgiving deer rifle for normal shots inside 300 yards, I pick the .308.

Pick the Rifle First, Then Pick the Caliber The best deer hunting rifle under $1000 is the Tikka T3x Lite in .308 or 6.5 Creedmoor,

Pick Your Brand Based on How You Actually Hunt For most deer hunters, I would buy a Leupold VX-3HD or VX-Freedom before I bought a

Pick One Scope Setup and Quit Overthinking It The best illuminated reticle scope for deer, for most guys, is a 2-10x or 3-9x with a

Pick One: 3-9×40 or 4-12×40? If you hunt normal whitetail woods ranges, a 3-9×40 is the better choice 90% of the time. If you sit

Pick Your Magnification Like You Pick Your Stand Tree For most whitetail hunting in thick woods, I run 2-7x or 3-9x and keep it parked

Pick One. Here Is My Answer. If you want the safest buy for whitetail hunting under $300, I would pick the Leupold VX-Freedom. If you