Leveraging Whitetail Behavior by Creating Deer Hubs

Leveraging Whitetail Behavior by Creating Deer Hubs

Sharing deer populations across small properties is a common thing among all private land hunters. In particular, it’s a reality for those chasing whitetails on small and medium-sized tracts. These special sections of free-range deer hunting mean a lot of competition...
It’s a Whitetail World; We Just Happen to Live in it.

It’s a Whitetail World; We Just Happen to Live in it.

I vividly remember an overcast morning during the 2018 rut. Quietly sitting in a ground blind, conditions were perfect. The wind was in my favor. Facing due east, my scent situation should have been perfect. Deer would neither be spooked from behind nor in front of...
Are You Hunting Bucks that Don’t Exist?

Are You Hunting Bucks that Don’t Exist?

In my deer-chasing world, a few notions come to mind following each hunting season; some regulars, some new ones. From acknowledging my fatigue to the melancholy feeling that it’s over, from guilt for spending so much time away from family to the relief that it’s...
Tightwad Musings: Cheap Trail Cameras Are Underrated

Tightwad Musings: Cheap Trail Cameras Are Underrated

If you’re like me, you think about whitetails a lot during the offseason. Whether on the heels of your best or worst year ever, considering the upcoming open season for whitetails brings new hope, strategies, and gear; lots of gear.   With Virtually every new...
Tethered: 6 Ways Your Smartphone Can Help You Hunt

Tethered: 6 Ways Your Smartphone Can Help You Hunt

Every year, countless deer hunters spend the offseason anticipating their first trip to the deer stand. By the time late summer arrives, it reaches a feverish pitch. Big expectations have been built based on trail cam images and buck-filled thought bubbles. Bows have...

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