There’s no worse feeling in deer hunting than losing a deer you’ve shot despite your best efforts for a recovery. Unfortunately, if you hunt long enough, it’s a feeling you are likely to experience at…
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Cold Fronts May Get Hunters On Their Feet, But Bucks Answer a Different Call
Oct 6, 2021Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Don’t say it. Do not say it! Don’t say the cold front has got the bucks on their feet. You are going to say it, aren’t you? Seriously, listen to yourself this fall. You’re going…
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5 Pieces of Hunting Gear Every New Deer Hunter Needs
Oct 6, 2021Ben Westfall
Like many of us, I started hunting at a young age wearing mismatched, hand-me-down camo and worn-out gear that was older than I was. My hunting journey has evolved over the years, but when I…
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How I Fooled 4 Mature Deer
Sep 15, 2021Kip Adams
Deer hunting is fun. I have been thrilled by the chase since before I was old enough to legally hunt. Four decades ago, mature bucks were nonexistent on our Pennsylvania farm. Mature does were abundant,…
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Practice Your Treestand Safety Technique Before the Hunt
Sep 8, 2021Gregory Clarke
Superlative! Such was the exclamation I shouted as I came down from yet another climb and sit with my hang-on treestand. Taking advantage of a slightly rainy Sunday that drove people from the local park,…
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How to Prep for Deer Season in a Small Suburban Home
Sep 8, 2021Ben Westfall
Many of us, myself included, do not own hunting land or even live outside of city limits. In fact, 52% of American households are classified as suburban, while only 21% of households are considered rural!…
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Everything You Need to Give Saddle Hunting a Try
Sep 1, 2021Brian Grossman
While saddle hunting has been around for decades, it wasn’t until the last three or four years that it has exploded in popularity, particularly among public land hunters who are trying to be as lightweight…
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Passing Public Land Bucks
Aug 18, 2021Moriah Boggess
Like many deer hunters, I grew up hunting small 10- to 20-acre private parcels. However, this all changed in fall 2018 when I moved from my home in North Carolina to attend college in central…
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3 Great Spots for Public Land Trail-Cameras
Jul 7, 2021Brian Grossman
One of my favorite summertime activities leading into deer season is running trail-cameras. And while I keep a few out on my small property where I live, the bulk of my trail-camera efforts take place…
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What I Learned From Talking to Non-Hunters
Jun 9, 2021Zack Vucurevich
How the global pandemic led to more productive conversations with non-hunters – through online dating. If the year 2020 had one overarching theme, it was that no one is immune to change. Although some of…
