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  • PA Crossbow Buck

    PA Crossbow Buck

    Written by

    Bob DeVaughn Jr

    on

    November 6, 2025

    I’ll start by admitting that I wasn’t expecting it, and that should make it clear that however amazing it turned out, a good bit of luck was involved. It was…

    Big Game, Crossbow, Whitetail
  • Wisconsin Grouse

    Wisconsin Grouse

    Written by

    Bob DeVaughn Jr

    on

    October 23, 2025

    Though it had only been a few years since my brother Eric moved to Green Bay, he was very quick to learn about the north woods of Wisconsin. Hunting with…

    Firearms, Grouse, Small game, Upland
  • 2025 Northern Duck Opener

    2025 Northern Duck Opener

    Written by

    Eric DeVaughn

    on

    October 3, 2025

    Twenty-one hours is a good chunk of time- at least for anyone in their mid 30’s with a busy job and a demanding family life. It was 3:00pm, and I…

    Firearms, Waterfowl
  • In Anticipation of Fall

    In Anticipation of Fall

    Written by

    Bob DeVaughn Jr

    on

    September 3, 2025

    Late in the summer, when the first cool wind blows in the evening, and the first leaves begin to dot the ground, long before the blaze of autumn, a visceral…

    Misc
  • Horizontal Bows

    Horizontal Bows

    Written by

    Bob DeVaughn Jr

    on

    August 21, 2025

    If I had discovered archery in high school, I probably would have spent my life bow hunting, but at 38, the first piece of archery equipment I bought was a…

    Crossbow, Gear
  • The Wingmaster

    The Wingmaster

    Written by

    Bob DeVaughn Jr

    on

    June 20, 2025

    When I decided I wanted to hunt, the first thing I wanted to hunt was birds- at first pheasant and ducks- because that was the kind of hunting I always…

    Firearms, Gear
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