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20 Weird and Funny Treestand Names and Their Stories

November 30, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Hunters who share access and hunt together tend to name treestands and blinds. It’s fun and necessary, especially when trying to identify where someone is going for the day. So, if you’re slapping a handle on a spot, why not make it creative, funny or even weird? Here are 20...

Should You Join a Hunting Club Next Season?

November 21, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

The hunting club lifestyle has a great following in America, but it’s especially common in the Southeast. From Texas to South Carolina, Kentucky to Florida, hunt clubs are the norm. But for those who’ve never been a part of one, and those considering joining, it can seem a mystery. Is...

First Aid Every Hunter Should Know

November 16, 2022   |  From Articles

“That looks bad.” That was all I said as I looked at the blood gushing from my buddy’s hand. An hour earlier, he’d sunk an arrow in a Booner whitetail and got a little careless while field-dressing the deer. We typically open the ribcage to make the trachea easier to...

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20 Deer Hunting Lies Your Granddaddy Told You

November 15, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

I’m not saying your granddaddy isn't a good deer hunter. Chances are he’s killed more bucks with his open-sighted, lever-action .30-30 than all the local youngins hollerin’ “Smoked him,” “Pole-axed that joker,” or my personal (least) favorite, “Just gave that ol’ slob a dirt nap” combined. And he'll shame a...

5 Factors for Rut Hunting Success

November 10, 2022   |  From Articles

The rut is a fickle creature. It’s difficult to know exactly what the deer are doing from one day to the next unless you’re out there observing the behavior every day (though you can keep up with a lot on Realtree's Rut Report , updated by region every week). Even...

Boom or Bust: Gun Hunters Have it Figured Out

November 10, 2022   |  From Articles

It happens every fall — a diehard bowhunter chases a monster buck all season long. You know, does everything “right.” Showers before each hunt. His camo and boots never see daylight except at the farm. Doesn’t hunt unless the conditions are primo. All boxes checked. Then, on the opening day...

Do Bucks Delay Their Response to Grunt Calls?

November 10, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

It makes good sense to grunt at every buck you see walking or trotting through the woods 75 to 100 yards out of bow range of your treestand. What have you got to lose? Nine times out of 10, unless he’s chasing a doe, a buck that hears your calls...

Does a Snorting Deer Mean Your Hunt’s Over?

November 9, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Black, beady eyes bore straight through your skull. Head bobs, foot stomps, and echoing snorts tell you exactly what she thinks, and it isn’t good. She completely disapproves of the situation, and every deer in the valley is going to hear about it. But does it matter? When a deer...

Serious Sleeper States with Big Whitetails

November 8, 2022   |  From Articles

Nonresident deer hunters are like the Mongolian horde — where one goes, all go, and carnage follows. Throughout the decades, it’s led to some states getting pounded with hunting pressure. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin are some legacy states, to name a few. Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio were once...

Oklahoma Hunter Shoots 7-Year-Old, 14-Point Buck

November 8, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

All Things Hunting’s Cole Barthel loves chasing big whitetails. This season, he tagged a great Oklahoma buck that stretched the tape. The 7 ½-year-old deer was a regular on the property he hunts, and the final chapter was written with great friends present for the hunt. Barthel first started seeing...

Big Public Bucks in Nasty Places

November 7, 2022   |  From Articles

Whenever I hunt, scout or look for shed antlers on public lands, I’m always amazed by how so many humans think alike. I can’t count how many times I’ve found boot tracks where I planned to hike or a treestand hung where I’d planned to hang one myself. Most hunters...

3 Simple but Deadly Rut Stands

November 4, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

We make hunting the rut way too complicated, so let’s simplify things. In states above the 35th parallel with a November rut, the key to killing a big deer is to hang a few treestands (or build a few ground posts) in areas where a big deer is likely to...

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