Editor’s Note: Tony Smotherman is on CVA’s Pro Staff, and he hunts all over the nation throughout the hunting season. We asked him to share with us some of his most interesting muzzleloader hunts for whitetail deer. Question: Tony, we know that Illinois is one of your favorite states to...
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Most blackpowder hunters are concerned about the maximum effective ranges of their CVA rifles, and maximum range is important. However, you’ll find that you’ll take more big bucks if you hunt close like longbow hunters do than if you hunt open spaces where long shots are required. While a blackpowder...
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I've seen a shift in consumer response to attractants. They've gone from being really excited about using attractants to having a lower expectation of deer lures to perform. In the last few years, there's been a huge influx of deer attractants on the market. The hunter is somewhat...
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In recent years, pistols have become popular with a wide variety of hunters and shooters across the nation. In the West, the pistol always has been considered a hunting tool as well as a self-defense weapon. But the major problem with shooting a pistol is often holding it steady enough...
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Deer hunting hasn’t changed in hundreds of years. But what has changed is our knowledge of the animals and the equipment we use for hunting. If you’re planning to take a big buck this season, this formula that follows drastically will increase your odds for success. 1) Find the biggest...
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The CVA APEX, a legacy rifle that can be handed down from generation to generation, is an ideal Christmas present for sons, daughters and grandchildren. Many people consider the 7.5-pound center-fire and the 8-pound muzzleloader APEX the best break-action, multi-barrel, interchangeable rifle on the market today. One of the advantages...
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I grew up in Northeast Missouri where shooting a deer at a distance of 300 yards with a rifle wasn’t uncommon at all. The long-range capabilities increased your opportunity to harvest a deer drastically. My family moved to Iowa when I was 10 and accomplishing the task of harvesting a...
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