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
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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
Family, Sports, School, & Hunting
Family, Sports, School, & Hunting by Zane Graham When I first started hunting, at the age of nine, it was not hard for me to incorporate hunting with other activities: school, sports, and family. At the time, the biggest obstacle to work around was my school schedule, which was fairly easy to do. Homework was really not much of an issue being in elementary school and … [Read more...] about Family, Sports, School, & Hunting
Whitetail Chess
Whitetail Chess by Mario Guisto I like to take on new challenges, whether it’s filming a hunt, achieving new fitness goals, hunting new species or guiding in new places. Last spring, Matt Woodward, from Borderland Adventures told me about some private ground in Kansas that he was going to try outfitting for White-tailed deer. When I get a lead on a new place to guide, you can … [Read more...] about Whitetail Chess
Idaho Whitetail Hunting, One Exciting Double
Scott Haugen doubles while hunting whitetails in Idaho. Positioned overlooking a rose hip-choked bench, it was obvious whitetails had been everywhere. Trails crisscrossed through and around the brush, and beaten paths led to and from the bordering stands of timber. We'd see a few does on that first evening of the hunt, and then a buck. It was only one buck, but I knew he was … [Read more...] about Idaho Whitetail Hunting, One Exciting Double
Hunting Trophy Whitetail, Top Reasons to Hope for Gigantic Bucks
A Guide for Hunting Trophy Whitetails “I think he’ll go 180 inches or better,” one of my hunting partners stated with a straight face. That’s all it took; he had my full attention. I trusted his judgment on the buck he’d seen in September and he rarely added invented points to a score, but what intrigued me even more was his description of the buck. “He’s a main frame … [Read more...] about Hunting Trophy Whitetail, Top Reasons to Hope for Gigantic Bucks
Two Bucks for the Ladies
Two Bucks for the Ladies by Josh Epperson I have been a hardcore Coues whitetail hunter for as long as I can remember. When my wife became interested in hunting a couple of years ago, I was super-excited to say the least. I knew that having her hunt would allow the two of us to spend more quality time together, share new experiences and create lasting memories. On her first … [Read more...] about Two Bucks for the Ladies
Shooting On High
Shooting On High by Patrick Meitin Pope and Young records tell us the average “book” whitetail is taken at something like 21 yards. This is a range even the most indifferent archer or novice bowhunter would fail to find daunting. Nearly all such shots today come as a direct result of an elevated tree-stand vantage. Serious bowhunters spend long summers standing flat footed … [Read more...] about Shooting On High