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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...
Lowering the Bar vs. Managing Expectations
Pretty much all deer hunters want to shoot a “trophy class buck”. For some, that means a Boone and Crockett (B&C) “book” deer netting 170-inches or better. For others, it might mean a gross score of 150-inches, even 140-inches. Many bowhunters simply seek Pope and...
The Slick 6: The Last-Minute Whitetail Hunting Checklist
As August starts to wind down, hopefully, more bearable temperatures are fast approaching your area. Deer hunting season certainly is. There are many off-season things to take care of from a whitetail hunting and preparation standpoint (particularly for the early bow...
Disc Jockeys: Outdoor Life the Jaggard Way
These days, entrepreneurs in the outdoors seem as natural as well, nature. Hunters and anglers continue to concoct new products; some present brand-new ideas and others needed improvements to existing products. Griff and Hunter Jaggard have done some of both with the...
Adding New Life to Old Antlers (and Memories)
Old antlers. I have gobs of them; in the garage, ranch barn, and hanging on fences and gates. They're even in the house - luckily my wife has long-since embraced them with her decor. Dropped and regrown every year, whitetail antlers are so nostalgic. Whether found as...
The No-Brainer That is Axis Deer Hunting
I’ll never forget going on a late morning drive with my father on his deer lease during the early 80s. It was a summer work weekend and the Texas heat had already set in. After rounding a bend on the rocky old road, I suddenly saw a barrage of huge antlers. As they...
The Slick 6: Wacky and Innovative Hunting Gadgets from the Past
The entrepreneurial spirit has always been alive and well in the outdoor industry. In going through old hunting bags, I get a kick out of some of the old hunting gizmos I find. For me, it brings to mind the many old gadgets that are either long gone or you just don’t...