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In 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...

Before 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....

My 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...

It’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...

So let’s say you tried grunting a few times at a buck moving across in front of you at 100 yards. He looks your way, but keeps moving off to your side and out of eye sight. So what should...

One of the most important aspects of your archery shooting form  is at the main point of contact between you and the bow. Properly gripping the bow will help you reduce torque on the bow, which essentially means you won’t...

One of the most important steps to scent control is eliminating human and other foreign odors from your clothing and hunting gear. One of the easiest ways to do this, is to just prevent your gear from coming into contact...

A gut shot deer, the hunters nightmare. It is never good news when you hit a deer in the gut, but it’s our job as hunters to make the best of a bad situation. So to be as brief as...