By Mark Huelsing What we now call “hunting”, was once called living.  This primal activity was not recreation, nor hobby.  Many of us say that we live to hunt, but for the greater part of human history man hunted to live.  Hunting was such a common endeavor in our nation that, until very recently, men […]

For those looking to dip their toes into the food plot world, a new and improved resource is now available at the click of your mouse! The Whitetail Institute of North America, my food plot seed supplier of choice, has just launched a brand new and much, much improved website. Admittedly their old site was somewhat lacking to say […]

I’m an admitted book reading fanatic and the addiction is especially noticeable when it comes to whitetail hunting related reading. I’ve read more deer hunting books than I can remember, but a handful do stand out. And of those worth recalling, a select few come to mind as must read recommendations for my fellow whitetail […]

Many times when the word “management” comes up in a deer hunting conversation, one of the first topics of discussion is food plots. You certainly can’t argue that they are a hot button item in the whitetail world today. But as popular and effective as they are, they aren’t the only name of the game […]

In last night’s “Question of the Night” on the Wired To Hunt Facebook Page I asked … “Do you feel that you can accurately age a buck “on the hoof ” ? The answers we got back ranged from a tentative yes or  clear no, to more tepid answers – such as “fairly close for […]