Pat and Nicole Reeve hosts of “Driven with Pat & Nicole” on Outdoor Channel, Tuesdays at 9:30 pm ET, are familiar faces in the outdoor landscape and accomplished hunters. This week, Nicole Reeve joins The Revolution to talk archery hunting and some exciting new things they are launching, including an all-new DrivenHunter.com.

Fear not fellow hunters! You don’t have to wait until fall to scratch the itch, to get back into the field, to take a limit or to stock the freezer. People always refer to summer as the “off-season”, however, it is actually ripe with opportunity, you just have think outside the box. As an added bonus for all the summer hunters out there, you won’t be fighting hordes of other sportsmen and women. Chances are, you’ll have the woods and fields all to yourself. Put the bang back in your summer and try one, or all, of these awesome summer hunts.

Summer is a great time to get the kids out, put a .22 in their hands, let them do some plinking and really work on their shot. Kids have limited attention spans though, so when it comes to shooting you sometimes have to get creative to keep them engaged. Setting up fun shooting scenarios where accuracy is rewarded with a reaction is a great way to keep young shooters focused. Let’s be honest though - it’s fun for the adults, too!

There are a lot of cool reactive targets out there like gongs, exploding targets, spinners and even the Ground Pounder Targets from Cabela’s that I use a lot and really like. However, dedicated shooting targets aren’t a necessity if you don’t have them. There are plenty of cost effective items, some you may even have on hand already, that will provide the reaction you’re looking for! Check these out:

Steve Chappell has been a professional hunting guide for more than twenty years and in that time has become a widely respected elk guide. Now, all of his knowledge and experience is on display as he hosts the new show “Elk Camp” on Sportsman Channel. Steve joins The Revolution this week and tells Jim and I that he has been doing some preseason scouting for elk in Arizona.