by Jerald Kopp
The boom of the centerfire rifle broke the silence in the tree line overlooking the lush food plot. It was followed by an outburst of celebratory yelling and laughing. It was a great moment, as 8-year old Nate Jacobs had connected on a nice Texas buck. However, prior...
by Jerald Kopp
I know a lot of folks that, in the face of limited deer hunting prospects, hunt public grounds. Though it’s not nearly as big in Texas as in many other states, it’s certainly a viable alternative. However, it comes with downsides, such as unpredictable hunting...
by Jerald Kopp
As I rounded the intermittent curves of the Texas Hill Country highway, the beautiful spring colors had me in my glory. I log many hours on the roads of rural Texas, largely between hunts and hunting properties. On this off-season day, I was simply hitting a property...
by Jerald Kopp
The amount of digital content about deer hunting and the outdoors these days is astounding. Hunting television, YouTube channels, DVDs and podcasts are abundant. But sometimes lost in the shuffle are the many written alternatives at our disposal. Like other...
by Jerald Kopp
Your deer hunting gear is put away and another season has passed. What started with scouting, early mornings, and strategizing, ended abruptly. There were highs and lows and we would have it no other way. But the annual whitetail life really doesn’t have to end when...
by Jerald Kopp
I love old hunting photos. Always have. What they lack in picture quality, is more than compensated by their authenticity. They put you in that place even if you don’t know the people in them; Even if they come from a completely different part of the world. The same...