TIPS
& Tactics
Gut Shot Prevention
I believe one of the most common fundamental errors made by hunters is shooting at moving animals.
Whether hunting with guns or archery gear, knowing how and...
The Mock Intruder Trick
Every hunter has his or her own method of convincing big bucks to come to their stand. Here is my favorite method of luring them in.
Whenever I take a buck,...
It's a Drag, Man
It's all fun and games until somebody shoots a deer. Then the work begins!
Hunting with the folks at Mystery Ranch packs in Wisconsin in November, one of our...
Virtually Perfect Practice
If I told you I’ve shot a thousand or more trophy bucks, you’d think I was either a poacher or a liar.
I’m neither, and although the vast majority of those...
Carpet Tagger
Hang onto a few sections of your old carpet to use in your deer stands.
Old carpet has several uses for deer hunters.
You can cut a section of carpet to the...
Be Still, My Beating Heart!
I can’t speak for other bowhunters, but after sitting stone still in a treestand for several hours and a shooter buck comes walking in, my heartbeat goes...
Trail Blazers
Of course deer hunters set up near trails – whitetails are creatures of habit and often use the same trails to move throughout their range.
As long as food...
Rolling Along the Blood Trail
Photo: Finding and staying on a blood trail is difficult enough in the daylight, but after dark it can be nearly impossible. This tip will help you keep...
Hinge-Cutting: Even Better Than Believed?
For many years now, hunters managing land specifically for deer hunting have known about a habitat-improving technique called hinge-cutting, but a recent...
Ratchet Straps: a Deer Hunter’s Best Friend
Safety should be every treestander’s biggest concern, and now is a good time to think about on how safely you hunted last fall and how you can improve in...
Be Unpredictable
Deer hunters spend so much time trying to pattern deer that we forget that we also can be "patterned." After all, most of us hunt the same days and the same...
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