You may have heard some hunting property owners say they never go into their deer sanctuary….not even in the early off-season. That’s simply another example of misinformation put out there by those that don’t fully understand deer behavior and how it relates to deer habitat. It may not be necessary in popular big buck states ...…
Lately I have been getting reports and questions from hunters who are asking, “Why do some bucks shed their antlers so late?” If the bucks in your area still have their antlers, then that could be good news for you. Bucks drop their antlers depending on the amount of stress on the buck after the ...…
Jake and I were lot doing some chain saw work a few days ago and Jake came up with the idea of documenting how important woody browse is to deer in winter. We dropped a good sized maple tree all alone about 100 yards from where we were doing the rest of the hinge cutting. ...…
Chain saw season is here and Randy and I are preparing a video on how to safely hinge cut trees and control the direction of fall and stability of the hinge. In the meantime, In the interest of safety I want to demonstrate how important it is that we never do an angled cut when ...…
December 23rd brought me late season success with the muzzleloader. On a beautiful calm cold morning I sat watching a canary grass field where deer regularly cross. I was hoping to catch a late season breeding party around one of our many big doe fawns that come into estrous in December. The deer love to ...…
I’ll be the first hunter to admit that although I have taken over 90 deer with archery equipment since the early 70’s I have always found there is something to be learned from every bow or cross-bow kill & hit. I’m about to share an story and experience like no one would ever believe, but ...…
Don’t Do It! At least not until you find out what your wife uses in your family washing machine at home. If she uses scented detergent and/or scented fabric softener, don’t ever wash your hunting clothes in the same washing machine. Why? Open the lid, stick your head in there, and take good whif. Ask ...…
On October 16th, I do an evening hunt at my Mother-in-Law’s property across the road from my house. Interesting evening. I learn a good lesson about paying attention to what is right in front of me in this self filming video. By the way, I mention in here that it is my 8th hunt. That ...…
The good, bad, and the ugly is one thing you will find as I go through the season with this hunting blog. Mistakes are the most important training tools we have at our disposal. In this case, I made a decision that backfired on me and possibly caused me to lose an opportunity at a ...…
Well I didn’t get out early for the morning opener this bowhunting season. It’s just too difficult for me to get to any treestand in the pre-dawn at this time of the year without bumping or spooking deer on my farm. I have a large amount of food planted and I’d have to walk close ...…
