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Eddie Claypool provides tips on bowhunting, with an emphasis on whitetails. Claypool has harvested 63 Pope ...

Eddie Claypool provides tips on bowhunting, with an emphasis on whitetails. Claypool has harvested 63 Pope & Young-class recordbook animals including 35 whitetails (Coues included), 16 elk and eight mule deer. All the animals were taken on do-it-yourself hunts.

Finding Late-Season Whitetails

Is it really sensible to hope for a late season “big buck” Christmas present? You bet it can be!

Late-Season Bowhunting Can be Rewarding

If you view late-season bowhunting as the great opportunity that it is, you’ll be afield plenty in December!

Prairie Whitetails

There’s an area of habitat in the central part of our country that is referred to as the “tallgrass prairie.” Often viewed as “non-traditional” deer habitat because of its lack of cover, this section of land is home to some of the largest antlered bucks harvested anywhere. Certainly, “normal” bowhunting approaches must be modified for success in this “wide open” habitat. Here’s what you need to do.

Experiencing Iowa: What Was I Thinking?

After three years of waiting, I finally had an Iowa bow tag in my pocket! Wow, a glint of good antler! With my mind running out of control,
I quickly shaped a trophy buck out of the few pieces of the puzzle that I’d
been given. Coming to full draw, I focused on a small open spot in the thicket.

Woodlot Whitetails

Throughout much of the Midwest lies a mix of farmland and woodlots, which provide utopian “edge” habitat for whitetail deer. It is in this zone — often referred to as the “corn belt” — that oversize bucks abound. If you’re looking to expand your hunting horizons to a “best-bet” area, look no further than here.

Whitetail Strategies: Go To Them

I’ve often said that, “I’d rather hunt one day where big bucks are
plentiful, than one month where they’re not!” If you want to bow-kill big’uns, this saying
couldn’t be truer. Do the homework, find the hotspots, get the tags, and hunt there. Get tough and “git’er done.”

Bowhunting: High On Ridges

If you’re privileged to bowhunt in areas that have a good deal of
topographic relief, then suffice it to say that you have some excellent
"no-brainer" ambush spots at your disposal. Hang with me a for a
moment, and I’ll give you the merits of taking a stand on the
high ground.

Trophy Bucks: Put in The Time

When it comes to do-it-yourself bowhunting, or even firearm hunting for that matter, for trophy bucks, the main ingredients of success are time and effort.