Wildlife agency cites disease, habitat loss, and predator pressure as contributing factors behind emergency closure. A stealthy woodland predator with tree-climbing skills and a secretive nature is vanishing from Illinois forests. In July 2025, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources … [Read More]
Predator Hunting Tips
Trapping Gear: Bobcat Trappers Special
Lenon’s has a new special for bobcat hunters: 4 oz Bobcat Super All Call Lure & 4 oz Bobcat Urine for $25. [Read More]
How the Pros Use Lights for Nighttime Predator Hunting
Hunting Eastern predators can be quite challenging since they are heavily pressured and mostly nocturnal. Utilizing bright lights can increase any predator hunter’s success rates, if performed correctly. Here’s how the pros do it. [Read More]
How to Call Wolves With Your Voice – The Ultimate Challenge
Calling and hunting wolves is one of the ultimate predator calling challenges, due to their large home ranges, ultra-wary senses and overall intelligence. Trapper & Predator Caller contributor Toby Walrath is a highly experienced trapper, hunter and guide, and has … [Read More]
Flying High with the New 224 Valkyrie
A game-changing caliber for long-range predator hunting By Matthew J. Breuer In late 2017, Federal Premium once again went above and beyond, and created an all-new round with a catchy name stamped on it. The 224 Valkyrie was announced in … [Read More]
Summer Project: Put Together Your Dream AR-15 Predator Rifle
By Matthew Breuer It’s either a huge coincidence that AR-15s and predator hunting are two of the fastest growing things in the hunting world, or people already know that AR-15s and predator hunting go together like peanut butter and jelly. … [Read More]
Everything in the Woods Wants to Eat a Turkey
CALLING IN A GOBBLER CAN BE A DINNER BELL FOR PREDATORS By Jim Spencer Have you ever been close enough to a bobcat to see the yellow-brown pigment flecks in his irises? I’m talking about a wild, on-the-loose, free-roaming cat, … [Read More]
How to Prevent a Predator Attack
By Art Isberg The predator hunter is always practicing something no other sportsman does. Predator callers are consistently trying to lure animals that are expecting to kill. That is the only reason why they’re coming in. This sets us apart … [Read More]
Coyote Hunting Tip: Feed Them Fawns
Deer, whether mule deer or whitetails, are nearly everywhere and so are coyotes. What a perfect blend of opportunity. While coyotes have been observed taking down adult deer, the real issue is the killing of fawns. Various studies indicate that … [Read More]
Hunting Rifle Myth: “My Bullet Hit a Twig!”
This is a portion of Tom Taber’s story “10 Hunting Rifle Myths,” which appeared in the October 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Tom Taber I’ve often heard hunters attempt to justify a missed shot because the bullet clipped … [Read More]
