Archive for May, 2011

Life is not as complicated as we often make it out to be. At the end of the day, life is nothing more than a series of choices. It really is that simple. Notice I didn’t call it “easy.” It’s not. But I am a firm believer in the power of choice.  And the power [...]

Happy Memorial Day weekend to you all! I hope you’ve got some fun plans for the next couple days, cold beers waiting for you in the fridge and a grill ready to rock! But most importantly, I hope all of our service men and women know how much we appreciate them. A big thank you [...]

While at the Deer Steward course in Branson, Missouri I met a fellow member of the Wired To Hunt Nation named Steve Mott. Come to find out he’s not only a whitetail freak like me, but also a land specialist for one of my favorite organizations, Whitetail Properties. As things often go with my conversations, [...]

If you saw my original post, right after completing my Deer Steward certification course about a week ago, you know that I had an amazing time. But what I haven’t shared with you yet is a full recap of the two and a half days I spent in Branson, Missouri. So I figure I ought [...]

As most of us know, hunter recruitment is one of the major challenges facing our sport now and in the coming years. Last week while attending the Quality Deer Management Association Deer Steward Course the QDMA CEO, Brian Murphy, took a moment to speak with me about the importance of working to bring more young [...]

I’ve watched a lot of hunting DVD’s over the years and I’ve written about quite a few of them here on Wired To Hunt. Some are just fun to watch for the big racks, others paint a beautiful story of the hunt and others teach great whitetail hunting tips along the way. But few can [...]

There are 126 days left until my archery season opener in Ohio and the days can’t go by fast enough!  That being said, I’m doing everything I can to make it through this off-season buck fever. Last night a couple buddies of mine came over for a night of big bucks and beers, as we [...]

Speaking of Iowa (see yesterday’s Iowa DNR roundtable), there are few states that conjure such whitetail excitement and have such a high non-resident hunter demand as does the Hawkeye State. And that being the case, the Iowa DNR has implemented a point system that combined with a lottery, determines what lucky individuals receive non-resident whitetail tags. If you dream of chasing [...]

I just ran across something pretty cool tonight that I just had to share with you all. Many of us, no matter what state we live in, have wanted to give the DNR a piece of our minds or at least understand why they do what they do. Unfortunately, most of us rarely get that [...]

The state of Maryland has just approved the use of non-lethal birth control for deer to curtail populations where “hunting and other options do not work”. I’ve got major issues with that last quote, but things are even worse when The Humane Society comes out in support of it! Humane Society “scientist” Stephanie Boyles (I question [...]


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