“If you build it, they will come.” As true as this is in the movie “Field of Dreams”, it also applies to our pursuit of deer hunting. Certainly much of the challenge of chasing whitetails is in finding big bucks and chasing them down, but, there is also significant advantage in finding ways to [...]
As 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. [...]
Today while perusing the local grocery store, I made my weekly pilgrimage to the magazine rack. I’m always on the prowl for the newest issue of Deer & Deer Hunting, North American Whitetail or one of the other great hunting publications that grace the shelves. Well I came upon an interesting article on hunting early [...]
We all know that wind direction is key when deer hunting. That being said, many folks try to get the wind in their favor, and then leave it at that. But as I’ve gotten more and more obsessed with chasing mature bucks specifically, I’ve found that this just doesn’t cut it. Mature bucks are a [...]
I’m already counting down the days til next season and my mind is swimming with new ideas, changes in my strategies and big expectations. But the truth of it is, we’ve all got a long time to wait til we get another chance to hunt whitetails! But as many of us know, the season isn’t [...]
For those of you that aren’t familiar, Archery Talk is one of the most popular and highly visited bow hunting forums on all of the internet. There are thousands and thousands of hunters that hit this site every day to share their stories and ask new questions. With deer hunting season upon us, I thought [...]
We talk a lot about hunting deer on food sources during the late season and particularly hunting these areas in the evenings. But one of the greatest difficulties with doing this is trying to exit your stand after shooting light without spooking off the deer and effecting their patterns in the future. So how do [...]
The guys at GORE have put together another neat video with a variety of good hunting related tips . I particularly liked Mark Seacat’s advice, as he speaks to his lightweight sleeping system for backcountry hunts. I can attest to this tip, as I’ve had to adjust my sleeping situation while backpacking through the Rockies many [...]