West Texas Deer: No tags to draw, reasonable cost, 100 percent success on free-range whitetails; what’s not to love? One frustrating thing about hunting the West has been my inability to consistently draw tags. So, I am always on the lookout for relatively inexpensive options that allow me to hunt annually. Enter Texas, this year, West Texas deer. Because whitetails are … [Read more...] about West Texas Deer Hunts: Affordable, Awesome, Thrilling
Texas Whitetail
Mr. Curly: 178-inch Texas Whitetail
Mr. Curly: 178-inch Texas Whitetail | Ryan Burrus Mr. Curly: 178-inch Texas Whitetail by Ryan Burrus Take a step back in time to 2010. It was August in Texas and it was HOT! My cameras had been out for a month trying to help me compile my hit list for the season. We had great rain and growth throughout the summer months, producing some excellent antlers on bucks. … [Read more...] about Mr. Curly: 178-inch Texas Whitetail
Danner High Ground – 8″ Optifade Subalpine
Danner High Ground - 8" Optifade Subalpine Danner High Ground - 8" Optifade Subalpine The Danner High Ground is the perfect early season whitetail boot, whether you are ground-stalking Coues whitetail or stand-hunting Midwest whitetail. Its athletic shape and build combined with its Danner Gavre Outsole make it a great hiking boot on and off trail. To top it off, the … [Read more...] about Danner High Ground – 8″ Optifade Subalpine
Sitka Early Season Whitetail Pant
Sitka Early Season Whitetail Pant Sitka Early Season Whitetail Pant A technical hunting pant ready to go to work in the whitetail woods. The durable four-way stretch polyester stands up to the brush but offers great breathability and stretch to make getting in and out of the stand a breeze while body-mapped mesh ventilation in the gusset and pockets keeps your scent … [Read more...] about Sitka Early Season Whitetail Pant
Texas Deer Hunting: Outstanding Whitetail Hunting in Its Five Regions
Whitetail deer hunting in the Lonestar State is unlike hunting anywhere else, largely in part due to the sheer size. Texas covers 268,586 square miles. For reference, Delaware, the first state could fit into Texas 108 times while Rhode Island, the smallest state, could fit 221 times. Luckily Texas whitetails are one of the most studied, written about, and outright famous … [Read more...] about Texas Deer Hunting: Outstanding Whitetail Hunting in Its Five Regions
2017 Wildgame Innovations Trail-cameras
Wildgame Innovations: Trust What You See Wildgame Innovations' all-new, high performance mirage series digital scouting cameras are real...and so are the giants they capture images of. Dallas, TX (January 12, 2017) – It’s a powerful confidence-builder when hunters learn of a true giant lurking on their hunting property. This kind of scouting intelligence isn’t easy to … [Read more...] about 2017 Wildgame Innovations Trail-cameras
A Whitetail Plan
A Whitetail Plan “I love it when a well-laid out plan comes together!” by Darren Choate, Editor In Chief As I prepared for the 12-hour trip to Oklahoma facing me the next day, I happened to check my Facebook feed. Greg Allen, owner of Bend of the River Outfitters in western Oklahoma had just uploaded several trail-camera pictures of bucks on his leased properties. Every … [Read more...] about A Whitetail Plan
My Best Buck
My Best Buck by Zane Graham This past hunting season I was able to harvest the best buck of my hunting career. The buck first appeared at the end of December of the 2014 season on trail camera. He was a symmetrical 10 point with good tine length and showed potential to be a stud if given one more year. I knew he would be at the top of the hit list for the 2015 season. At the … [Read more...] about My Best Buck
Hunting Stabilizers
Hunting Stabilizers By Paeton Keller Front Bar There are multiple functions that a front stabilizer performs. First, and most obvious, is to add weight to the front of the bow. Many times, an archer may notice that when the bow is completely set up including a quiver full of arrows, that the bow feels as if it wants to fall over towards the archer. Adding a front … [Read more...] about Hunting Stabilizers
My First Bow Buck
My First Bow Buck by Alexa Loa My dad, Thomas Loa, and I were hunting our lease--at the time--in Throckmorton, TX. It was already pretty close to the end of the rut, but we just happened to be sitting in the right spot that night. My dad has always been really good about stand location. He had set us up in what we call our "redneck blinds" that night. Let me elaborate on our … [Read more...] about My First Bow Buck