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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.

The Attributes Of A Trophy Bowhunter

Over the years, there have been many obstacles to my evolution as a trophy bowhunter yet I’ve somehow found a way to work through them all. Besides desire, their are some other attributes needed to become a successful trophy bowhunter including time, experience, confidence, and determination.

Hunting Oak Ridge Bucks

When it comes to all the types of habitat that whitetails live in, the words “oak ridge” are synonymous with success. Elevated, wooded terrain is a sure bet for finding concentrations of deer. Here’s some hints to help you “read” the oaks.

Hunting Oak Ridge Bucks

Two Weeks — Three Bulls

One September, my brother-in-law, Mark Perkins, and I, set forth on a 16-day elk bowhunting trip to Colorado and New Mexico. Three bulls in two weeks … we had some extraordinary hunting!

Bowhunting Coues Deer

A few years ago I traveled to the desert southwest in January to bowhunt rutting Coues whitetails and I’ve never been the same since. Pursuing the “gray ghost” brought me a new, higher level of bowhunting challenge then I’d ever experienced before.

Rattling For Bucks Works!

Of the many big bucks that I’ve taken over the years, about one-third of them were harvested because they “came to the horns.” Simply put, if I’d have never taken a leap of faith years ago and picked up some rattling antlers, I’d have missed out on an incredible amount of big buck encounters. Here’s what I’ve learned over the years.

Hunting, Fishing Is Great In The Heartland

The wide-open heartland of the U.S. is home to some great small-water fishing and turkey hunting. With a shotgun in one hand and a fishing pole in the other, my brother-in-law and I had an excellent adventure!

Doubling Up On Big Bulls

Using the cooling, evening thermals, I quickly slipped ahead, positioning myself in front of the wandering herd. Spotting the antlers coming my way, I was at full-draw in an instant. The rest is almost like a dream… Is he big enough?… No… Yes!

When Whitetail Dreams Come True

I always have big dreams at the start of every autumn, and yes, I’d been blessed with some pretty good bucks in the past — but never had things turned out better than my wildest dreams!