As a deer hunter, I love maps. There are all sorts of them that can be helpful to a deer hunter. Aerial, topo, plat, public/private land, hydro, and the list goes on. There are many types out there that are beneficial to hunters. But one that often goes unnoticed is...
This warm-season annual is a great food plot seed option for most hunters. It isn’t a legume or grain species. It's a forb and it can grow as tall as 4 to 5 feet in height. Crude protein levels are high, often surpassing 20 percent. Deer, turkey, waterfowl, upland birds...
David Blanton of Realtree Outdoors and Glen Mayhew, president of the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation, show how the ease of using a safety harness. Watch as David puts his harness on in less than 20 seconds. Take the extra time to put one on. It could save your life!...
White-tailed deer antlers are truly captivating. Along with sheer availability and quality of meat, they’re partially to blame for the fact that whitetails are the most-loved game animal in North America. Interestingly, unlike other species that produce cookie-cutter antlers (or horns), each whitetail has a truly unique set of antlers...
I’d just cracked open the seal on a fresh bottle of Tink’s smell good. The pungent odor drifted up out of the bottle, mixed with the crisp October air, and smacked me right in the face with a wave of first-class stench. That’s when I heard it — my buddy’s...
We usually point to things like fertilizer, weather, soil types and timing of plantings when we are considering if our food plots will thrive. But there are factors working behind the scenes that can cause damage to your food plots. Critters large and small use these plots and some of...
Mock scrapes are great. But finding a real one is even better. If you do find one, pouring some real buck urine into the mix can trigger the buck's curiousity that made the scrape to begin with. Hang a camera over it to see what buck it is and watch...
Today, we talk about traveling with arrows and broadheads and how to keep them protected. There are plenty of mistakes that can be made. Avoid them by heeding this advice. Don't Miss: 10 Bowhunting Sins Are you a bowhunter wanting to learn how to accomplish your goals? Check out our...
Choosing a release aid is like choosing a wife. She's got to be just right in order to take that super dive into the deep end. And like women, no two are created equally. Different materials are used, steel tolerances and quality are never the same, price tags are rarely...
Sometimes talking about squirrel hunting is like bringing up politics at Thanksgiving dinner. You never know what reactions you are going to get. If you don’t come from a background where squirrels were part of your upbringing as a hunter it may be hard for you to understand. In much...
New Mexico is a hunt you don’t want to miss if ever given the chance. It’s a fun hunt for a great animal in some very beautiful country. Recently, I had the opportunity to travel there and pursue the magnificent speed goat. Here are a few snapshots from our successful...
