by Jerald Kopp
As deer hunters, we know that old whitetail bucks are wary animals. They’re smart and have a keen sense of their surroundings and take human pressure seriously. This is the way they live all the time, while we hunt only some of the time. It’s easy to...
by Jerald Kopp
The abrupt sound of snapping wood and wire caught me off guard. Familiar with the area, I had heard this before. Not 30 yards directly behind me was an old ragged barbed-wire fence with a large gap. Deer easily slipped through it often as evidenced by the ancient...
by Jerald Kopp
Finding new places to hunt can come about in many ways. Other than leasing or buying a new tract, I’ve experienced or heard of quite a few of them. I knew a guy whose brother married into a non-hunting family with rural property; A co-worker’s family had an...
by Jake Stricker
It was mid-morning and I was returning to the house from a morning bow hunt. Like molasses, I putted along on my golf cart, stopping every few feet and surveying the heavy hardwood canopy to my right. I was sandwiched between a hay field and a four-acre stand of oaks...
by Jerald Kopp
The existence and value of deer trails have been a known quantity for a long time. After all, it’s simple, right? These trails show where deer traverse on a regular basis. The newer the sign found on the trail, the more often deer are using it. While these are...
by Jerald Kopp
The idea of managing and protecting deer sanctuaries as a means of harvesting adult bucks isn’t a new one. In fact, many hunters over the years have designated certain areas of their hunting property as off-limits. Often, these are thick brushy sections that...
