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Rut Hunting Tips: Try A Doe In Estrus Call
4, Nov 2011With rutting bucks doing everything they can to find a doe thats ready to rock, there’s no better time than now to take advantage of their lust for love. How should you do that? One way I’ve found succesful is to use a “doe in estrus” can call. I’ve brought several bucks to my treestand [...]
Rut Hunting Tips: Maximize Your Time On Stand
2, Nov 2011The rut is the one time of the year that the phrase “anything can happen”, really is true. Literally at any moment of the day, your whole season can turn on a dime. That’s why, for this handful of best days during the rut, you’ve got to maximize the amount of time you’re on stand. [...]
Rut Hunting Tips: Hunt High Visibility Areas
1, Nov 2011There are a couple different lines of thinking for hunting the rut. The first and maybe most popular is to go into the thick stuff, hunt the best spots and get into or near doe bedding areas. But another strategy worth considering is hunting high visibility areas. Idealy these would be in some kind of [...]
Rut Hunting Tips: Hunt Downwind of Bedding Areas
31, Oct 2011As promised, our rut hunting tip marathon continues today with a core principle of successful rut hunting. The key to success during the rut is hunting where the does are and one of the best examples of this is hunting near their bedding areas. By this time of the year, you should be pretty familiar with where [...]
The buck in this photo seems to be saying ”BRING IT ON” as it stares into the red eyes of the trail camera. His pose is that of a college linebacker showcasing a muscular neck, confident stare, and busted up head gear he wears as a badge of honor. He is battle tested and willing [...]
Lets be honest. We’re all suckers for rut predictions. Who wouldn’t love to peer into a crystal ball and see stiff legged, fat necked bucks on the prowl, with the exact dates of their day time movement labeled for all to see! Unfortunately no such crystal ball exisits. But, as well know, that still hasn’t [...]
The 1, 2, 3′s and ABC’s of Mock Scrapes
20, Oct 2011Bucks visit scrapes. Often. So it makes sense then, that we as hunters are typically excited when we find one of these torn up pieces of ground in our hunting area. Hunters focus on these scrapes for both hunting reasons and as trail camera locations. In my case, I’m most interested in seeing who’s visiting [...]
How Do You Hunt “The October Lull”?
11, Oct 2011The dreaded “October Lull” is just about upon us and from what I’ve heard personally, deer sightings are already on the decline. For those of you not familiar, the “October Lull” is a timeframe towards the middle of October, characterized by a marked decline in deer sightings for hunters. The causes are debated by many [...]
4 Ways To Ruin Your Season Right Now
22, Sep 2011As we all know, there are a million different strategies, tips and tricks that can help you bag the buck of your dreams. But on the other hand, there are just as many, if not more ways to screw it all up. Hunting mature whitetails is an exercise in walking the thin line between success and failure. [...]
