Make the Transition by Colton Choate, Juniors-Only Editor Hunting is about spending time with your family. Like many, my father introduced me to hunting. When hunting or scouting with my father, we share an unbreakable bond that grows every time we spend a day together in the woods. Hunting as a young child, with a parent, is much more of a guided hunt experience. The hunt is … [Read more...] about Make the Transition
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Afternoon Coues Buck
Afternoon Coues Buck by Colton Choate As I went to bed after a great Thanksgiving dinner, I thought about the next morning and I couldn’t believe it; it was going to be Coues deer season in the desert. I was pumped and looking forward to this hunt. The unit my dad and I were drawn for was one I had never been to, but I have heard it was a good one. A couple years before, my … [Read more...] about Afternoon Coues Buck
Coues Super Sets
Coues Super Sets by Darren Choate, Editor In Chief The difference between success and failure during early-season archery hunts is as simple as having the right set; however, finding the right set is not as simple. Early one morning, a few summers ago, I was out scouring the woods for a new Coues set. Some of my Coues sets had been encroached on by elk and deer hunters … [Read more...] about Coues Super Sets
Youth Seasons for Coues
Youth Seasons for Coues by Colton Choate, Juniors-Only Editor I have been on a couple successful Coues deer hunts and one unsuccessful one. My first Coues deer tag was a youth-only hunt in southern Arizona. In southern Arizona, youth-only hunts occur in October and again in mid-November. My first hunt was the later hunt in November. I saw several bucks over the three-day … [Read more...] about Youth Seasons for Coues
Hunting From A Ground Blind
Hunting From A Ground Blind by Patrick Meitin Notes from inside a pop-up ground blind. Returning to western Oklahoma last October felt like a homecoming, getting together again with old friends like Gary Sefton, Mike Jordan, Jason Pickerill and a handful of outdoor writers I’ve come to know well. I also looked forward to seeing Scott and Joni Sanderford, owners/operators of … [Read more...] about Hunting From A Ground Blind
Trail-camera Pictures
Trail-camera Pictures - Enough snow melted so that I was finally able to get into the woods to check a couple of trail-cameras. I set this camera (Primos Truth 35) back in October, and I was surprised to find it still operating some five months later. Not only had several months passed, but we experienced two weeks of sub-freezing temperatures, including two weeks where the low … [Read more...] about Trail-camera Pictures
Bucket List Whitetails
Bucket List Whitetails by Darren Choate, Editor In Chief Before I die, I would like to accomplish a Western Whitetail Slam, which in my mind comprises the following sub-species of White-tailed deer: Carmen Mountain, Columbian, Coues, Dakota, Northwest and Texas. To date, I have taken three of the seven sub-species. Living in Arizona allows me the luxury of hunting for Coues … [Read more...] about Bucket List Whitetails
Off-Season Opportunities, Improve Deer Season
Off-Season Opportunities, Improve Deer Season by Kevin Reese Few moments are more spiritually troublesome for an avid hunter than the weighty cloak of darkness on the last day of deer season. Memories made, good or bad, goals achieved and for some, dreams become a future score to settle. No matter the outcome, hundreds of thousands of deer hunters agree, the end came too … [Read more...] about Off-Season Opportunities, Improve Deer Season
The Whitetail Ideal
The Whitetail Ideal by Patrick Meitin It’s that time of year again, manufacturers unveiling their newest wares, the latest and greatest technologies conceived to make you a better bowhunter. Bowhunting writers flock to industry shows like ATA (Arrow Trade Association) to bring you news of the newest innovations and gewgaws you simply can’t live without. But, this isn’t what … [Read more...] about The Whitetail Ideal
Time for Midwest Whitetail Adventure, Gigantic Bucks are Looming
The Midwest whitetail inhabits the central regions of the US from Colorado to Minnesota. For a reasonable chance at a trophy-class Midwest whitetail buck, there are few secrets. Midwestern states like Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, and the like dominate the conversation. Then there are the outliers such as eastern Colorado or northern Oklahoma. Of course, you can't … [Read more...] about Time for Midwest Whitetail Adventure, Gigantic Bucks are Looming