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Archive for October, 2009
If you have ever hunted with a firearm or have been taught at all how to shoot a gun, you should be somewhat familiar with the idea of being surprised by the actual shot occurring. We are taught to slowly squeeze the trigger until it fires. This is done to avoid punching the trigger, resulting in [...]
If you hunt in states such as Pennsylvania or Michigan, you know what it means to hunt pressured deer. You know that deer act differently when they’ve been chased willy nilly around the woods by stinking, loud, orange clad hunters. You definitely know atleast one thing about hunting big deer in one of these high [...]
Mental Preparation For The Hunt
29, Oct 2009Hunting is much more than shooting a bullet or arrow into a deer. It is a mind game of epic proportions. The moment before you fire is a mind wrecking car accident of a feeling. Your heart is exploding out of your chest, you can’t find the air for your lungs and the muscles in [...]
The New Hoyt Maxxis 31
29, Oct 2009Looking for a new bow? You better check out this sneak peak of the new Hoyt Maxxis 31 done by Petersen’s Bowhunting Mag. This is Hoyt’s flagship product for 2010 and it looks like a true deer slayer.
Looks freak nasty to me. I haven’t shot one yet, but if you’re listening Hoyt, send me one [...]
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Deer Hunting Scent Control: Tip # 3
28, Oct 2009This past weekend I called to a buck at about 50 yards, but had to watch him trot away in the opposite direction after a doe. Five minutes later I noticed a dark shape in my peripheral vision off to the right of my blind, the opposite side from where my buck had ran. That [...]
The Best Days to Deer Hunt in 2009
27, Oct 2009In my opinion, there is no such thing as a bad day to go out hunting. Whether it’s blowing wind up your nose or freezing snot down your face, I’m all for being out in the woods. But for those people who only can get a few days off of work to hunt, it’s important [...]
Deer Hunting in Northern Michigan Part 2
27, Oct 2009Before reading on, make sure you have seen Deer Hunting in Northern Michigan Part 1.
As previously mentioned, Northern Michigan is not a land of sprawling corn fields and perfect fence row funnels that make patterning deer’s movement relatively predictable. So how do you go about locating and hunting deer in such a locale?
Well first off, [...]
Are Deer Spooked By Dead Deer?
27, Oct 2009My question is this. Have you ever seen a deer have an adverse reaction to the sight or smell of a dead deer in the near vicinity? For example, imagine shooting a doe in the morning. Would a buck avoid this area later in the day? Would another doe walk by, see the dead doe [...]
Deer Hunting in Northern Michigan
26, Oct 2009It’s thick, it’s wet and it’s tough. It is “Stormy Kromer” hats, red flannel and buck poles in the pines. Northern Michigan typically is not what most people imagine when Midwest whitetail hunting comes to mind. But it is the place I think of. Northern Michigan is a place of legend and tradition. It is [...]
