I Forgot How to Gut a Deer Maybe it’s happened to you and maybe it hasn’t. It was my wife’s second year deer hunting with a weapon in hand (first year she felt comfortable shooting though) and late in to a morning hunt, she was able to drop one straight in it’s tracks. As I… Read More
Scouting and Hunting Deer Before Snow Unfortunately, most hunters spend all of their time hunting around and looking for deer in late August and September that they want to target come the opening of the season. If you are able to put your eyes on a mature deer during pre-season and are able to get… Read More
Late Season Deer Hunting Blues If you still have a tag to fill, then you most likely are starting to feel the pressure. You may even have some late season deer hunting blues. It gets tough to hang in there when the temps start spending more time below freezing than above. If you’re the guy… Read More
Old School Camo The difference in the camo that I wore just 3 years ago versus the camo that I wear now is just nuts. These days, you can find camo that blocks your scent as well as camo that blocks your electrical field when you move. The options for camo is just about endless.… Read More
Best Deer Attractant Can’t be Bought As you walk the isles of any sporting goods store, you’ll find shelves full of deer attractants. Some of them are powders that you pour out made from food attractants while others are liquid scents generally made from deer urine. All of these companies spend a ton of money… Read More
Hunting Backpacks – What to Avoid The number one thing that you want to avoid when looking at new hunting backpacks is going cheap. Often, the old adage “you get what you pay for” is very true, especially when it comes to outdoor gear. You definitely want to avoid packs that have cheap or thin… Read More
Are Deer Nocturnal by Nature? In most cases, no, not at all. There are many a hunter though that sit at home looking at trail camera photos wondering “are deer nocturnal?” because every single picture that they get is at night. Deer need to feed 5 times a day. There is no way that a… Read More
Hunting the Wind – The Importance I can’t even count the number of times that I have seen people with good intentions advising a new hunter that they need to hunt the wind without every really giving them an idea of what that means or why it’s important. The reason that hunting the wind is… Read More
The Latest and Greatest Hunting Clothes Every these days is always buying up the latest and greatest in camo patterns and supporting all these new camo companies. While I will say that I think it’s great that people are choosing to support new companies in order to have a variety, I can’t help but think… Read More
Has the Deer Rut Started Yet? The quick answer to that is a resounding yes. At this point in the game in most of the whitetail’s region, at least a doe or two has already come in to estrous and has been bred. When the deer rut is going to start becomes a widespread debate… Read More