Pick Your Goal First, Or You Will Ruin Good Backstrap. To cure venison for deli meat, I salt it with a measured cure, keep it

Pick Your Cut First, Or Your Stir Fry Will Chew Like Rubber. For venison stir fry, I slice thawed-but-still-firm backstrap or top round across the

The Real Difference Between Venison Tenderloin and Backstrap The tenderloin is the smaller, inside-the-body cut that stays tender even if you mess it up a

Make This Decision First: Do You Want “Safe,” Or Do You Want “Perfect”? I smoke deer summer sausage until the thickest stick hits 152 degrees

Do You Really Need a Grinder, Or Can You Get By Without One? You can grind deer meat without a grinder by using a sharp

How Long I Keep Deer Meat in the Fridge Before It Turns Into Dog Food I keep whole cuts of deer meat in the fridge

Pick a Headlamp That Lets You See Blood, Not Just Light Up the Woods The best headlamp for blood trailing deer is one with a

Pick Your Light Like Your Recovery Depends On It, Because It Does. The best flashlight for blood trailing at night is a bright, tight-beam handheld

Accuracy First. Not Hype. If you put equal arrows, equal optics, and equal time behind them, Ravin crossbows tend to be easier for most hunters

Pick One Fast. If you want the shortest, lightest rig for a tight tree stand or a ground blind, I would buy the TenPoint Nitro

Pick Your Lighted Nock Based on Your Arrow, Not the Hype The best lighted nock for blood trailing is the one that fits your arrow

Pick the Right Gloves First, Or You Will Fight Your Bow All Day. To shoot a bow with thick gloves, you have to keep three

Get This Done Before Opening Day The fastest way I tune a hunting bow is this. I set the bow to spec, paper tune for

Pick Your Bevel Based on Blood, Bone, and Your Setup If you want the simple answer, I shoot double bevel for most whitetail hunts, and

Pick One Based On What You Care About Most If you want dead-simple durability and easy sharpening, I pick the G5 Montec. If you want

Pick a Fixed Blade or Mechanical First, Then Buy the Best 100 Grain You Can Tune The best 100 grain broadhead for whitetail is the

Pick One: If You Want Reliable Penetration, Both Work, But They Do It Different. If you want a tough fixed blade that holds an edge

Pick One Based on Blood Trail, Not Hype. If I had to pick one broadhead style for most whitetail bow hunts, I pick a sharp

Pick Gloves That Let You Feel the String, Not Just Stay Warm The best hunting gloves for bow shooting are thin enough that you can

Pick One Based on Distance, Not Brand Loyalty. For most hardwood woods hunts, I pick Mossy Oak Bottomland inside 60 yards, and I pick Realtree

Which One Would I Buy If I Could Only Own One? If I had to pick one jacket for most whitetail bow sits, I would

What I Would Buy If You Put a Gun to My Head. If I had to pick one brand for whitetails, I would buy First

Pick One: Merino for Stealth and Comfort, Synthetic for Sweat and Abuse. If I am sitting a long time in 25 to 45 degrees, I

Pick Boots Built on a Wide Last, Not “Wide” Written on the Box The best hunting boots for wide feet are the ones built on