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A Booner Bow Buck on 20 Acres

January 3, 2023   |  From Rack Reports

Brock Wilson spends a lot of time chasing whitetails each fall. He’s bagged several big ones this year, including a 170-inch Kansas deer taken on September 16. But the largest of the season came out of Moniteau County, Missouri, near his home. It was a 4 ½-year-old whitetail that he...

Blind-Bag Essentials

December 29, 2022   |  The Duck Blog

Gear-related articles provide good insights about essential equipment, but they’re also subjective and depend greatly on hunting situations. For example, I have four blind bags I use frequently during duck season, and each contains essential stuff for a specific style of hunting. Still, let’s agree that some equipment is mandatory...

Jared Mills Shoots Two Giant Bucks in One Great Season

December 26, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Jared Mills has been part of the whitetail video world for more than a decade. A longtime team member of Midwest Whitetail, he recently stepped away to start a new chapter, but his deer hunting hasn’t taken a pause. In fact, he’s having the best deer season of his life...

A Surprise Missouri Monster Buck from the Ground

December 22, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Jesse Marlin, of Missouri, spends a lot of time chasing whitetails. He has hunted with bows and guns his entire life. “I’ve taken dozens of bucks from 150 to 180-plus inches,” he said. “My last buck was 186-6/8 inches with a bow. This buck ended a four-year dry spell.” Incredibly,...

Forecast Brings Hope to Waterfowlers

December 22, 2022   |  From Flyway Reports

Warm weather has been the bane of waterfowl hunters along much of the Atlantic Flyway — locally and on duck production areas to the north — for most of the season. One big storm hammered the coast this past week and pushed ducks and geese to grateful hunters throughout the...

Pacific Flyway Duck Hunting Varies

December 22, 2022   |  From Flyway Reports

This installment will wrap up the Pacific Flyway reports for the 2022-23 season, which has received mixed reviews during the 10 weeks since the October openers. However, with January to go, Western ’fowlers might be looking at some of the best hunting to come. But where are we at currently?...

Weather, Water Boost Hunting Success

December 22, 2022   |  From Flyway Reports

With 2023 right around the corner, waterfowl seasons are closing in the northern parts of the Mississippi Flyway. In the core wintering areas in the middle and southern parts of the great highway in the sky, seasons are just hitting their stride. Late December and January are prime time for...

Hot and Cold: Central Flyway Action Mixed

December 22, 2022   |  From Flyway Reports

For many waterfowlers in the Central Flyway, especially in the upper states, the season was almost finished before it began. Low duck numbers and drought conditions at the start of the season were quickly followed by cold temperatures and freeze-up on the few wetlands that had water. Hunters who didn’t...

The Ultimate Duck Boat: What the Pros Prefer

December 22, 2022   |  The Duck Blog

Duck boats vary almost as much as duck hunting situations, ranging from light shallow-draft rigs that can jump a beaver dam to hulking vessels that appear ready to cruise through icebergs at sea. Obviously, one style or type of boat does not fit every situation. But if you’ve spent enough...

3-Year Story Ends with Giant Buck During the First Sit of the Season

December 20, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Michael Reed of Midwest Whitetail has been killing big, mature bucks for decades. In fact, he moved to Iowa to live and hunt in one of the top states in America to do just that. This season, he shot another one. The buck lived on a property Reed purchased in...

Iowa Hunter Shoots a Booner After Dogs, 8 People, and a Farmer on a Tractor Clear the Field

December 19, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Max Mongrello of Midwest Whitetail moved to Iowa a few years ago to follow a dream. He wanted to work in the hunting industry, but he also wanted to chase monster bucks. And there’s no better place to do that than the Hawkeye State. Iowa is the land of big...

A 200-Class Typical Buck with a .30-30

December 15, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

“I’m still processing all of it,” Kate Sanford said of her opening-day Missouri hunt when she nailed a mega-buck. That morning, she’d been hunting with her husband, Shawn, which is rare since they have three daughters, including an 11-year-old and 6-year-old twins. Usually, one watches the children while the other...

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