Recent Tips and Tactics
More About All-Day Sits
By Kenneth Piper
Following up on last week’s tip about whether or when to be in a stand dark to dark, this week we’ll discuss ways to make those all-day sits more productive. Repeating one of the critical points from last week, it all starts with a comfortable stand. Without that... READ MORE
Day-Break
By Kenneth Piper
I'm currently bowhunting in Illinois, and these first few days have me contemplating the pluses and minuses of all-day sits.
After two days of dark-to-dark sits in spitting rain and seeing just three deer, tomorrow's forecast of clear skies and colder temperatures i... READ MORE
It’s Go Time!
By Kenneth Piper
While there are geographic variations, Halloween generally marks the beginning of what I consider to be the start of serious rut activity throughout a majority of the whitetail’s range.
Of course, bucks have been willing, ready and able to breed all fall, but the la... READ MORE
How to Cape a Deer for Mounting
By Kaitlin Bowen and Joseph Zoida (Taxidermy Unlimited NJ)
Have you ever harvested a deer you wanted to get mounted and didn’t know exactly how to properly cape out the skin. These steps can seem intimidating, but once you do a few it will become second nature. Make sure when you field dress your deer you leave enough cape for... READ MORE
5 Keys to Great-Tasting Venison
By Kenneth Piper
Bow seasons are in full swing pretty much everywhere, so hopefully you are out getting in some stand time — and that your stand time is productive.
With daytime temperatures still on the warm side throughout most of the country, taking proper care of your deer immed... READ MORE
Camera Power!
By Ken Piper
We’re heading into the critical part of deer season, when last-minute information from your trail camera might give you the tip you need to make a move, or to move in, on a particular buck.
If you’re using a cellular trail camera, that means changing your sett... READ MORE
Winning on the Road
By Mark Melotik
Is this the year for your first out-of-state deer hunt? Every fall, Minnesota’s Bernie Barringer becomes a whitetail-hunting road warrior, and he’s refined a system for on-the-road success that can benefit other would-be travelers.
Barringer, who might be bett... READ MORE