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How To Cape a Buck for Taxidermy

Ben Mears is a professional taxidermist who has been preparing deer for mounting and preservation for many years. In these videos, he explains how to cape your deer for a shoulder mount.

The 10 Best Concealed Carry Handguns on the Market

These 10 compact handguns would all be perfect for concealed carry. We score them by stopping power, weight, ease of use and price.

Top 3 Reasons To Carry A Revolver Rather Than a Semi-Automatic Handgun

Some thirty years ago the American gun-buying public began to see semi-automatic pistols as reliable firearms. Once semi-autos cleared that hurdle, their superior capacity and quick reloadability ruled the day. When cops switched to semis, as the Brits say, it was all over bar the shouting. And yet revolver sales are still going strong — and for good reason! …

How to Create Your Own Backyard Archery Paradise

Do you want to practice archery at home? These tips help you set up a backyard range.

How to Add 10 Yards to Your Maximum Shooting Range

By simply increasing your maximum effective range from 25 to 35 yards, you significantly increase your odds of having a deer within bow range this fall.

Learn Archery in 6 Simple Steps

Archery is a fun activity for both children and adults. That is one of the reasons we offer archery as an outdoor activity at Refreshing Mountain.

Students learn patience and focus through archery

When considering hunting or target practice, firearms are usually the first thing to come to mind.

Fix Archery’s Eyesight Issues

Fixing eyesight issues will help you shoot better quickly.

How to Strengthen Archery Muscles

Being successful at archery requires the ability to focus and block out distraction as you prepare for your shot. However, proper mental skills won't help you if your muscles aren't strong enough to pull back the bow. Stronger archery muscles allow you to use a more powerful bow, which means you can shoot arrows ...

Ultimate Beginners Guide to Archery

Be the Ultimate Fan: Tips for Watching Archery

Skip whatever you were planning to watch, and check out these awesome archery events.

Archery Tips: How to Patch a 3-D Target

Got a 3-D archery target that looks like this? We can fix that.

How to keep your archery skills sharp in the off season

To keep your archery skills sharp, you need to do a lot of practise shooting, and that can take its toll on both you and your target. There are hundreds of different targets now on the market that bowhunters can use to hone their skills, both at home and in the field. The key is to get one that can take a pummelling, as well as let you easily remove the arrows without the aid of a puller. To determine

Find a Career as an Archery TechXpert

Did you ever dream of turning your passion for archery into a career? Of working for a company where everyone shares your love of archery? Heck, of wo

Try Archery in 3 Easy Steps

It’s easy to try archery, learn how in this article.

5 Reasons to Become an Archery Fan

Do you really need a reason to become an archery fan? We give you five, and teach you how.

Archery Tournaments: 10 Tips for Getting Ready

Thinking of trying archery tournaments? These tips will have you ready in no time.

Intro to Archery: Does blaze pink make a difference?

How to Shoot a Traditional Bow: The Basics of Trad Archery

You couldn’t pick a better time to get into traditional archery. There’s a wide variety of good, affordable gear. Plus, there are great online resources for new shooters. However, there are a few hard truths about getting into trad. First, it’s going to be difficult—you will likely have the impulse to hurl that new bow through the woods on more than one occasion. Second, it’s going to take time—it took me about a year of shooting before I was competent with a recurve…

Information Overload: 5 Tips for Making the Most of Archery Advice

There's a ton of archery advice out there, but how do you sort through it all? Follow these 5 tips for success.