I haven't really examined hunting magazines in years and then I was really focused on deer hunting.
And decided the deer hunting writers were largely full of bull.
I don't know if the writers focusing on other types of hunting are or not.
The guys who write books about how to hunt deer are largely full of it, too.
I've got a book here where the first major point is "put your stand by acorns." This guy has obviously never hunted in an area such as mine. This county is 832 square miles. Except for planted pine plantations, most of the woods are full of oaks.
Just went over to Fur & Fish Magazine's site and read a bit on the featured deer article. It sounds good except for one thing...talking about using scents. That might work elsewhere but I've used all kinds in all ways and have never had a deer around here pay a bit of attention to them.
Another thing I'm personally skeptical of is the emphasis on hiding your scent. Not crossing deer trails on the way to your stand, etc. That might be very important when hunting in wilderness areas but it is farm land around here. All year the deer can't go anywhere without smelling humans and hearing humans. Tobacco, urine, people themselves, hearing engines, car door being shut, etc. And suddenly, they're going to pop up and say to themselves,"It's opening day! Between now and January 15th, I must avoid all signs of humans!" Well, first, I don't believe they can reason at that level and second, there are very few places where avoiding such sign of people is possible in this area and the sightings of deer, and sign of deer prove that they aren't limiting their movement to such places.
I've smoked in stands while emptying urine bottles out of those stands onto the ground. One season, while doing those things in the stands in a thirty acre area, I killed two bucks and ten does- the limit in Georgia.