Deer Hunting

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Scout Hunting Areas Before You Hunt

July 6, 2013
Scout back roads in late summer and early fall. Get reacquainted with favorite hunting areas and explore new roads and trails. Nothing is as frustrating as finding the road to your favorite duck…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Calling and Still-Hunting Tactics...
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Traditional Archery: Calling and Still-Hunting Tactics

June 27, 2013
I love sitting in treestands and commercial ground blinds. But when I'm using my longbow, I mostly still-hunt. That's primarily because I find I have a limited range of movement when using a longbow…
News & Tips: Velvety Fun - Summer Deer Scouting
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Velvety Fun - Summer Deer Scouting

June 18, 2013
The more I have been involved with hunting, particularly deer hunting, the more I’m convinced it’s a year-round task. Sure, hunting season only last 3-4 months out of the year, but what about the…
News & Tips: Buying Land for Deer Hunting
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Buying Land for Deer Hunting

June 11, 2013
With the heavy pressure most public areas are subjected to, it's a rare sportsman who hasn't thought of buying his own hunting land. If you own the land you can manage the deer how you like; let…
News & Tips: Tips for Advanced Food Plots
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Tips for Advanced Food Plots

May 24, 2013
It seems like everyone is planting food plots for deer these days. That's OK by me because even a basic food plot will provide valuable nutrition to deer and add important biodiversity to most…
Venison Jerky on a plater
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A Quick & Easy Guide to Making Venison Jerky Plus Recipes

May 15, 2013
Got Venison? Got a little free time? How about experimenting with do-it-yourself venison jerky? If you're like me, the start of a new year usually means a freezer full of deer meat and some free time…
News & Tips: Create a Buck Sanctuary
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Create a Buck Sanctuary

May 4, 2013
With just a bit of work, you can create a sanctuary that will draw and hold older bucks on your property. And if you don't make one, or don't already have one on the land you hunt, they will find one…
News & Tips: Favorite Food Plots: Late Spring Seed
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Favorite Food Plots: Late Spring Seed

April 20, 2013
Food plots will not only improve the health of your deer herd, they'll also increase your hunting success in the fall. Once you've chosen a spot, cleared the ground, applied lime and fertilizer and…
News & Tips: Choosing Food Plot Forages
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Choosing Food Plot Forages

April 17, 2013
Forage is a crop grown for an animal; in the food plot business it is a crop grown for white-tailed deer. Twenty years ago, purchasing food plot seed was simple. There was clover and there was —…
News & Tips: 30-30: America's First Deer Cartridge
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30-30: America's First Deer Cartridge

April 10, 2013
Perhaps, no cartridge in history has accounted for as many deer as the grand old man of deer cartridges, the 30-30. Introduced in 1895, it was originally deemed the 30 WCF, and first chambered for…
News & Tips: Food Plot Basics: It's All in the Dirt...
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Food Plot Basics: It's All in the Dirt

April 4, 2013
Seems like everyone is planting food plots these days; and for good reason. Wildlife of all kind benefit from them and they make for great deer hunting. Food plotters spend endless hours pouring over…
News & Tips: Deer Love Apples - Maintaining Tree Plots...
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Deer Love Apples - Maintaining Tree Plots

April 1, 2013
Deer Love Apples - Time to Prune Fruit Trees Hunters are always looking for that secret spot where deer come into range. More and more hunters are planting tree plots for this purpose. With…