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Western Whitetail

All Good

All Good by Becky Lou Lacock I took my first big buck during my second year of hunting. A good friend of ours had a good friend that had a friend that had a—you get the picture. Let me just say that everything came together for me and the Deer Gods were with me for this wonderful hunt on a private 20K acre ranch in North Texas. I will never forget a moment of that … [Read more...] about All Good

Romeo

Romeo by Trisha Jorrey I was introduced to hunting and firearms by my husband.  At first, I would go to the lease and sit in the blind with him but I wouldn’t shoot. I was just his lookout gal and student. Eventually I decided I wanted to hunt and he gave me my first rifle, a .308. I have never stopped hunting since! I shot my first deer from an open tripod stand, in … [Read more...] about Romeo

Ice Storm

Ice Storm by Stephanie Wottrich My husband, Jerry, and I took our son and daughter-in-law (Ken & Valerie) for a December deer hunt. This was to be a girl’s hunt, with the guys being relegated to observer status. Valerie began hunting when she and Ken started dating, she had shot several does, and our main goal was to get her a buck on the wall. As we prepared our gear, … [Read more...] about Ice Storm

Deer Season Game Plan

Deer Season Game Plan by Darren Choate Put together a Game Plan to make your hunting season more successful. Another football season has come to an end, as has the hunting season. In the NFL, the New York Giants crowned themselves Champions with their victory over the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Since last April, the Giants, as well as every other NFL team has … [Read more...] about Deer Season Game Plan

Endure

Endure Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity. -Paulo Coelho We have all had those moments on a hunt where it feels like everything that could go wrong has. Blown stalks, broken … [Read more...] about Endure

Hunting in a Man’s World

Being a female in a mostly male dominated world presents many challenges. The biggest one? Clothing. For years and years we have looked ridiculous wearing our daddy’s old camouflage and suffered ridicule when our pants weren’t long enough.  But we keep hunting. We have different obvious requirements for our bathroom needs; sometimes it is near impossible to find an adequate … [Read more...] about Hunting in a Man’s World

Not So Reality T.V.

“Oh there he is! He didn’t go 50 yards from my stand!”How many times have you heard this line while watching a hunting show? Have you ever wondered why the “hunter” didn’t just follow the cameraman to the dead animal? I mean the cameraman was there already because he is filming the excitement of the recovery from the animal’s final resting place. Do these shows think the … [Read more...] about Not So Reality T.V.

MOVEMENT

I caught the movement out of the corner of my eye, knowing I was all alone in the canyon, I was a little afraid to look back to see what it was. I took one big step forward and the movement followed me. All I saw was a dark black form in my peripheral vision almost daring me to make a move.             Just look behind … [Read more...] about MOVEMENT