Next Deer Season Begins Now! by Thomas Grill It is never too early to start preparing for next season. For the most part, big game hunting season in the West is over. In a couple of months you may be one of the fortunate who will get a chance to sneak out for spring bear or turkey. If this is not the case, then it may be time to sit back and watch hunting show reruns until … [Read more...] about Next Deer Season Begins Now
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Post Season Improvement
Post Season Improvement by Dana R. Rogers The transition from one deer season to another is when I go over all my notes and plans from last season to find where I can improve. Whether you keep a journal, spreadsheet or 3-ring binder full of data, I would highly suggest you input as much information as you can to plot data points in the off-season. Things like date, stand, … [Read more...] about Post Season Improvement
5 Items for a Ladies Turkey Hunting Pack
5 Items for a Ladies Turkey Hunting Pack by Mia Anstine We sat silently, peering up at the bulbous black spots silhouetted on the tree branches. As darkness turned to light, we began to hear soft clucks followed by the raspy boss-lady as she lined everyone in the tree out. Then we caught the rumbling, drumming sounds of the big guy. The tom strutted on his branch, welcoming … [Read more...] about 5 Items for a Ladies Turkey Hunting Pack
Decoys, A Heads Up
Decoys, A Heads Up by Darren Choate Recently, the use of decoys to attract White-tailed deer has become an increasingly popular hunting method. Tune in to a deer hunting show on any of the major outdoor channels on your TV, and your likely to catch a decoy in use, especially during the rut. To be fair, most of these hunts are for Midwestern whitetail, not the Western … [Read more...] about Decoys, A Heads Up
A Rewarding Second Chance
A Rewarding Second Chance by Zane Graham September 29, 2012 was opening morning of bow season in west Texas and I headed out to a blind where we had gotten trail camera pictures of a nice 8 point. I had sat in the rifle blind the evening before just to scout and see if I could get my eyes on the 8 point. Sure enough on that cloudy and misty afternoon he came walking in to the … [Read more...] about A Rewarding Second Chance
Treestand Hunting Coues Deer
Treestand Hunting Coues Deer by Darren Choate It's hard to hang a treestand on a Saguaro! When one dreams of hunting Coues deer in the Desert Southwest, they likely imagine themselves sitting on a high peak glassing through high-powered optics--searching for the elusive deer. In fact, that's how most Coues experts hunt; spot and stalk with the aid of expensive binoculars and … [Read more...] about Treestand Hunting Coues Deer
The Epitome of a True Sportsman
The Epitome of a True Sportsman | Jake Lindsey The Epitome of a True Sportsman by Jake Lindsey Southern Arizona is where I call home. I've always been a hunter. That may sound cliché, but I don't recall the moment I caught "the bug"—it was just always there. Although I didn't start big game hunting until I was a freshman in high school, I had plenty of practice with … [Read more...] about The Epitome of a True Sportsman
Nebraska Deer Hunting, Make Time for an Amazing Adventure
Nebraska deer hunting -- whitetail with a muzzleloader -- can be quite the adventure. I couldn’t have scripted the hunt any better. Whitetails -- Dakota -- were filing out one by one to the western Nebraska winter wheat field. In tow behind the brigade of does and fawns was a mature, classy-looking 4x4 buck only steps away from my muzzleloader tag. I was hidden in an … [Read more...] about Nebraska Deer Hunting, Make Time for an Amazing Adventure
Raising A Coues Hunter
Raising A Coues Hunter by Darren Choate Like many, my father introduced me to hunting. To date, I have gone afield in several Western states; hunting with archery gear, a rifle slung over my shoulder or as a guide on another hunter’s hunt. I have successfully harvested elk, mule deer, Texas Whitetail, Carmen Mountain Whitetail, and my favorite, the Coues White-tailed … [Read more...] about Raising A Coues Hunter
Stormy Weather Whitetails
Stormy Weather Whitetails by Scott Haugen Four days of hard hunting, and all I’d seen was a handful of deer, and no bucks. Does and fawns nervously fed along timbered edges, here and there, but the bucks—even the number of does I’d expected—were nowhere to be seen. That night, just as I was ready to call it quits, a storm front moved in. Temperatures dropped more than 30º, … [Read more...] about Stormy Weather Whitetails