Why I Stopped Looking for a Deer Lease
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by Steve Schwartz
5d ago
On a brisk weekend in October, I had an epiphany. After three seasons of shivering, sweating, waiting, watching, and throwing the occasional hissyfit—I was standing over a mature, nine-point deer. Was it a record-breaker? No. Did it come at a high price? Yes and no. This particular instance worked like perfection. The arrow hit right where I wanted it, from about 25 yards. It was a quick, clean kill. I even had the self-control to resist shooting a doe moments before so I could hold out for what I hoped was a buck behind it. This was more than a buck; it was me growing up as a hunter. Of cours ..read more
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4 Tips to Locate Mature Buck Home Ranges in the Offseason
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by Aaron Hepler
3w ago
Hunters have an undeniable fascination with giant antlered, big-bodied bucks. If you've decided to take on the challenge of understanding mature bucks, you're in danger of becoming addicted and obsessed. However, studying mature bucks can also increase your fun in the woods. Mature bucks are king in the big woods. They live in constant survival mode due to hunting pressure, predators, and the drive to carry on their bloodline. It's no wonder that they are rare creatures. Young bucks or does have basic survival instincts, but a few years of experience make a seasoned buck's senses sharper than ..read more
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Calculate Your Hunting Days Now
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by Adam Moore
1M ago
Too much hunting media preaches a conservative approach to whitetail hunting that just doesn’t work for most hunters. This message has largely dominated the conversation around hunting mature whitetails. Minimize pressure, hunt the fringes, wait for the stars to align—the same jargon that’s been recycled every hunting season and convinced hunters to hold out for bigger bucks that just aren’t coming. It’s a top-down message that says, “If you work hard enough and save all your pennies, you can be a millionaire just like me,” without telling you about the trust fund or that their dad owns the co ..read more
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Why Are So Many Deer Hunters So Lazy?
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by Tony J. Peterson
1M ago
Growing up in southeastern Minnesota, I thought we had the laziest hunters. During gun season, the amount of trucks creeping along gravel roads with the windows down was a sure sign of a road hunt in progress. It never made sense to me to take the hunt out of the hunt and shoot one from the ditch, but I naively thought it was a local issue. I thought a lot of things about the average hunter from my home state when I was young, and it wasn’t until I started to travel to hunt that I found out those traits were damn near ubiquitous in the general hunting population. It really hit home for me on a ..read more
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Which Scrapes Matter During Offseason Scouting
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by Aaron Hepler
1M ago
I've spent a substantial amount of time hunting whitetails in the big woods. Understanding scrapes has, without a doubt, led me to more consistent encounters than any other hunting tactic. Their basic framework is an open patch of dirt with an overhanging licking branch. The size of a scrape might tell you that many deer use it. A scrape with more depth and a foul smell is a telltale sign that a mature buck frequents it. Its location could tell you when deer actually visit the area. If you're making a postseason scouting checklist, you'll want to add these scrapes. Community Scrapes These larg ..read more
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Why Some Deer Mean So Much To Us, And Others Just Don’t
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by Tony J. Peterson
1M ago
A few years ago, we redid our basement floor. According to my wife, since there were new floors going in, we also needed new furniture and a fresh coat of paint on the walls. While she was right, I mostly felt like my time in the boat throwing topwaters for smallies was disappearing a little more with each one of her wishes. While we flirted with divorce a few times during that lower-level house overhaul, what really struck me as interesting was when it was time to put my deer mounts back on the walls. Even though I don’t mount them anymore, I have enough shoulder mounts to take up more space ..read more
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Why Success in the Deer Woods Doesn’t Always Include a Punched Tag
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by Adam Moore
1M ago
Yes, I know. Hunter success rates depend on filled tags, but I’m not simply reducing success to dead deer. The playing field is anything but level for deer hunters. From weekend warriors on the local WMA to those who have clawed their way into privately managed honey holes, the circumstances are different. Everyone is also at a different point in their hunting career. A one-size-fits-all blueprint for success just doesn’t work. If this past hunting season served you a big helping of tag soup, you’re in the right place. While no one wants to end deer season with an empty freezer, success might ..read more
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How to Start Training for Deer Season Now
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by Adam Moore
1M ago
This time of year should be a time of reflection on last deer season. While you might turn your attention to shed hunting and winter scouting, it’s reality check time for those lofty goals you set in October. Did you tag your “target” buck? Check out that new piece of ground? How many deer did you miss? When you did drag a deer back to the truck, were you winded and gasping for air? This last one, which pertains to your hunting fitness, should be as fundamental to deer hunting as anything else. Unfortunately, it gets neglected like most other hunting fundamentals, such as regular shooting prac ..read more
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3 Products That Might Just Make You A Worse Whitetail Hunter
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by Tony J. Peterson
1M ago
When it comes to buyer’s remorse, we tend to think of junk. Like paying good money for something that just doesn’t deliver on its marketing promise or maybe breaks right out of the box. Cheap hunting gear, and unfortunately some not-so-cheap hunting gear, is not immune to this frustrating issue. There’s a sneakier and probably more damaging category of gear that should concern hunters, as well. This includes products that function just fine, but might make you a worse hunter. We often don’t see these coming but end up altering our hunting strategies because of them. The biggest offender in thi ..read more
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3 Tips for Winter Scouting Whitetails Down South
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by Adam Moore
1M ago
Aside from in-season scouting, if I could only scout once per year, you can bet it’d be during the month of February. In fact, the weekend after my state’s deer season closes for the year, I’m blowing through all my hunting spots, trying to connect the dots and confirm or disprove any of my in-season inclinations. Here in the South, some deer seasons run a couple weeks past Groundhog Day, and unlike the majority of deer country, the South isn’t blanketed by snow this time of year (typically), which makes for great scouting opportunities. There are also parts of the South with rut action not to ..read more
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