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Cheesy Stuffed Meatballs

By Buckmasters

Tailgating and Football are huge around our house, so we are always trying to come up with tasty new snacks to try!  We love having people over for game day and cheering on your favorite teams while chowing down on some awesome eats!  So for this one, we wanted to try something different with meatballs and they turned out excellent. ... READ MORE

Backyard Archery

Backyard Archery

By P.J. Reily

Archery is a sport the whole family can enjoy. Whether you have girls or boys, as long as they’re at least 5 years old, archery is something they can do with mom and dad, grandma and grandpa. And under the right conditions, and with the right setup, you can shoot your bows right in the backyard. So what do you need to have a safe, fun back... READ MORE

Late Summer Deer Watching

Late Summer Deer Watching

By P.J. Reilly

It’s the last two hours of a beautiful late summer evening. The air is still. The cicadas are singing. And the deer are filtering out of the woods into the local fields. Now’s the time to grab multiple sets of binoculars, pack the family into the truck, onto the bikes or into their boots, and head out for some deer watching. Late sum... READ MORE

The Importance of Soil Testing in the Whitetail World

The Importance of Soil Testing in the Whitetail World

By Buckmasters

Creating a successful food plot for whitetail deer is more than just scattering seeds and hoping for the best. To attract and sustain a healthy deer population, the quality of the forage you plant is critical. One of the most important steps in ensuring the success of your food plot is conducting a soil test. This simple yet often overlooked proces... READ MORE

Choosing The Right Arrow for a Compound Bow

Choosing The Right Arrow for a Compound Bow

By Buckmasters

Choosing the right arrow for a compound bow is crucial for accuracy, effectiveness, and safety in hunting or target shooting. Several factors, such as the type of game you're hunting, the poundage of your bow, and the length of your arrow, play significant roles in this decision. 1. Type of Game You're Hunting Small Game: If you’re ... READ MORE

Grilled Panko Crusted Red Snapper on the Half Shell!

Grilled Panko Crusted Red Snapper on the Half Shell!

By Buckmasters

If you ever get a chance to get your hands on some red snapper, then this recipe is a must try!  The good thing is that it doesn't necessarily have to be red snapper, it can be any type of fish.  We were lucky enough to go out and catch these red snappers ourselves, so they were super fresh and absolutely incredible!  Now follow alon... READ MORE

The Importance of Whitetail Mineral Sites

The Importance of Whitetail Mineral Sites

By Buckmasters

It’s no secret, mineral sites are the way to help strengthen and grow your deer herd during any time of the year, but especially the summer months. The biggest question we get however is, what do these mineral sites consist of? Whitetail Mineral Sites: “In case you are new here” Whitetail mineral sites are designated are... READ MORE

Get Bit!

Get Bit!

By Buckmasters

You haven’t fished until you’ve done it bare-handed! Handfishing, hogging, grabbling, noodling — whatever you want to call it, the concept is the same: go under water and catch a catfish with your bare hands! If that sounds more scary than exciting, then read on. Chances are the dangers and fears you might have about noodling a... READ MORE

America’s Wolf: The Red Wolf

America’s Wolf: The Red Wolf

By Aspen Stevanovski

Everybody knows about gray wolves (Canis lupus), the robust canids made famous during the Yellowstone reintroduction. But what most people forget about are the critically endangered red wolf (Canis rufus) native to the southeastern and midwestern United States. Those who do know about red wolves might have questions or heard concerning things about... READ MORE

Mastering the Art of Catching Bass on Their Beds

Mastering the Art of Catching Bass on Their Beds

By Buckmasters

Bass fishing during the spawning season offers anglers an exhilarating challenge: catching bass on their beds. It's a time when the bass are guarding their nests with ferocity, presenting a unique opportunity for skilled anglers. Figuring out the art of catching bass on their beds requires understanding their behavior, employing the right technique... READ MORE

Introducing Children to Fishing

Introducing Children to Fishing

By Buckmasters

Introducing a child to fishing can be a rewarding and enriching experience for both kids and parents alike. Not only does it offer an opportunity to bond with nature, but it also teaches valuable life skills such as patience, perseverance, and respect for the environment. Here are some tips on how to get kids interested and involved in fishing: ... READ MORE

Venison Coffee Cake Breakfast Fatty

Venison Coffee Cake Breakfast Fatty

By Buckmasters

A breakfast fatty is one of my favorite things to make!  Just for the fact that they are so versatile and not mention, quite tasty!  So for this one, we took venison sausage and stuffed it with coffee cake!  It is the perfect combo of sweet and savory and makes for one incredible bite! Nothing beats those cold mornings at the hunt... READ MORE

Beaver Trapping

Beaver Trapping

By Norm Haley

Article provided by:  Alabama Cooperative Extension System Beaver play a crucial role in the ecosystems where they live, engineering habitat which generates a tremendous diversity of plants, animals, and aquatic life. However, beaver numbers in Alabama have increased to the point of causing millions of dollars in economic damage annually. T... READ MORE

Who Needs Does?

Who Needs Does?

By Steve Bartylla

Wrapped in my Heater Body Suit, the cold wasn’t an issue. If it wasn’t for the large oak swaying during the stiff gusts, I might have forgotten the strong mid-November cold front had dipped temperatures into single digits. Everybody knows extreme temperature drops paired with gale force winds put the brakes on rutting activity as th... READ MORE

Never Underestimate the Rut

Never Underestimate the Rut

By P.J. Reilly

Some things in life are guaranteed. The sun will rise and set every day. Death will take us all. The whitetail rut will occur around the same time of year — regardless of the weather. El Nino reared its ugly head in early November 2015 around my home in southeast Pennsylvania. It was ungodly hot, with daytime highs in the mid 70... READ MORE

Molly’s Senior Trip

Molly’s Senior Trip

By Russell Thornberry

If I said Molly Darnell was an unconventional young lady, that would be an understatement. She’s a country girl through and through. She loves animals and has had pet pigs, deer and turkeys, just to name a few of her critters. Molly was born into a family of serious hunters. For her father, Dale, and three brothers, Wes, Rush and Reese, l... READ MORE

Big Woods Bucks

Big Woods Bucks

By Darron McDougal

The timber giant’s sudden appearance along the edge of a year-old clearcut interrupted the serene December evening. “I hadn’t seen the buck previously,” Jeff Aulik, a whitetail expert from Wisconsin, recalled. “My shot was well placed, and when I backtracked him through the snow, I found he’d been following m... READ MORE

Hunt, Eat, Sleep, Repeat

Hunt, Eat, Sleep, Repeat

By Steve Bartylla

It was the highlight of my hunting life. I’d taken my oldest daughter Beth with me a few times every year since she was 6, but we’d never connected on a buck together. Now I was sure it was finally going to happen. Part of my optimism was because my client and friend Donal Barry Jr. offered up his ground. Having managed it for three... READ MORE

He Went Where?

He Went Where?

By Ed Waite

Working outdoors clearing power line right-of-ways can be exhausting, but it has its perks, too — like getting to see a lot of wildlife and potential hunting property. Late in the summer of 2014, Brice Jenny was on the job in north-central Pennsylvania when he saw a buck crossing an open field. “He was really big even then, but ... READ MORE

Does Age Matter?

Does Age Matter?

By Bob Humphrey

Through dense fog that had waxed and waned all morning, I noticed what at first was just a vague shape. I could tell by the way it moved he was a buck, probably an older one. He walked along slowly, deliberately, as with an objective that would come at a time and place of his choosing. First, the fog gradually revealed a square body, then a tal... READ MORE

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