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Archive for November, 2009
Lock ‘N Load on Showtime – What Do You Think?
18, Nov 2009Showtime recently launched, Lock ‘N Load, a new reality show based around a behind the scenes look at a gun store. Essentially there are hidden cameras around the store and the gun shop owner Josh T. Ryan talks guns with customers. At first glance I liked the idea. I like guns and anything that supports [...]
The Basics of Deer Hunting Success
18, Nov 2009What does it take to shoot a deer? Well if you read this blog, popular deer hunting magazines or watch hunting shows you might think it takes a lot of high tech gear, tons of intense preparation and a wealth of deer hunting knowledge. Now it’s true that all these things can help, but if [...]
Potential World Record Ohio Buck – 320 inches!
17, Nov 2009Well another potential world record buck has popped up on the radar. This time its a supposed 320″ monster from Ohio. Taken on Nov 11th, 2009. More details to come. UPDATE: Looks like this buck WAS NOT taken on Nov 11th. I’ll try to iron out the correct details ASAP. An update from the Deer [...]
Sheboygan Falls Monster Whitetail Is No World Record
17, Nov 2009Rumors flew over the last couple weeks about this 12-point buck shot on Nov. 5 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisc, as speculators thought this buck could be the next Pope & Young world record typical whitetail! Not so fast. Over the last couple days, various experts have been reevaluating this buck and the consensus is now [...]
Follow Wired To Hunt On Facebook and Twitter!
17, Nov 2009Think Wired To Hunt is a half decent way to waste a few minutes during the work day and learn about deer hunting? Well I do, so right there we’ve got something in common. I think that makes us friends. Most of my friends follow Wired To Hunt, so via this line of thinking I’d [...]
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Book Review: 2010 Deer Hunter’s Almanac
17, Nov 2009Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for that deer hunter on your Christmas list? Read on to find out more about an affordable, information packed, stocking sized paperback that will make any deer hunter as happy as a kid who just saw Santa. I recently was sent the 2010 Deer Hunter’s Almanac for review and [...]
Biggest Eight-Point Ever … Poached
16, Nov 2009Well bad news folks. The largest eight point whitetail deer ever was taken with a bow this past Halloween and he was taken illegally. This main frame eight measured out to be 185″ green scored, which according to Scott Bestul of Whitetail365 would have made it the world record eight point, smashing the previous record [...]
Maybe the most common mistake we hunters make when gun hunting is punching the trigger, rather than squeezing it. This abrupt punch, pull or yank can cause you to flinch just as you pull the trigger, resulting in a pulled shot and a missed deer. To combat this, it’s advised to slowly squeeze the trigger, resulting in [...]
2009 Michigan Firearm Season Opener
15, Nov 2009Today marks the season opener of firearm season for deer hunters in my home state of Michigan. Somewhere around 700,000 hunters will be hitting the woods this morning across the state in pursuit of one of the estimated 1.8 million Whitetails. Last year almost 365,000 deer were taken during the firearm season and similar results are [...]
