Articles
30
Sep
With October around the corner, state archery seasons will almost all be open...game time!! Successful hunts all come down to timing, r...
31
Aug
Year Round Approach to Big Bucks – 5 Tips for September
With September around the corner, deer seasons will start opening and others will be here soon after. I'll be hunting the Wisconsin arc...
20
Aug
Alternative to Shoulder Mounts
Something that's made for a much smaller, lighter trophy momento was when my dad carved me a replica of my Arizona bull from wood! How ...
31
Jul
Year Round Approach to Big Bucks – 5 Tips for August
With August around the corner, there are some great opportunities to find your next buck. Continuing my year around approach series of ...
28
Jun
Year Round Approach to Big Bucks – 5 Tips for July
With July around the corner, there are some great opportunities to find your next buck. Continuing my year around approach series of ar...
19
Jun
Year Round Approach to Big Bucks – 5 Tips for June
My buddy Michael Deming, owner of Sportsman's News, is going to be putting an article in his publication soon about consistently killin...
02
Jun
Thoughts on Scent Control
In today's technically advanced society there are some claims that very successful companies preach that don't pass my "smell test". A ...
02
May
Treestand Preparation Tips Before Spring Greenup
The ice rotted off my favorite panfish lakes in late March leaving me the entire month of April to scout for deer. Based on sign found ...
29
Jan
Michigan Elk Hunt: Jarrod’s Hunt of a Lifetime
and he's been guiding with his father, Dennis, since he was about 14. They prefer tracking elk, when conditions favor it. Road hunting ...
25
Sep
Five Reasons to Support Youth Hunts
I was eight years old and anything but calm as the lone doe approached my dad and I hidden in a ground-blind...the kind that didn't pop...
10
Jun
Weed Free Food Plots Without Roundup!
For those who want to food plot and do not want to use Roundup or its cousins for weed control due to cost or environmental conside...
06
May
Gun Care Product Evaluation
We all want to use goods quality products on our guns, bows, fishing gear, knives, autos, hunting and lake front gear and like you I’m ...
21
Apr
Controlled Burn on Switchgrass Field
I prepped my switchgrass field over the weekend for a controlled burn sometime this week, then when I checked the forecast this morning...
28
Jan
Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt January 28th, 2014
Once again it’s time to review the past year at my place and look ahead as to what the future holds.
Having had my place for three...
25
Jan
Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt January 25th, 2013
Hey, it’s been forever and a season…well really a full season since I posted something so it’s time to catch up and review how things w...
01
Sep
Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt September 1st, 2012
Hey All, I hope everyone is fired up and ready for deer season. I know some places have already opened up and many more will soon.
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22
Aug
Top 10 Threats to Trapping in the United States
Courtesy of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance/ www.ussportsmen.org
There are many forces in America working to end trapping and wise wildl...
03
Jul
Glassing!
Took a opportunity I had to glass quick at a local property I hunt and a familiar buck is still around he's a 5 year old and is looking...
29
Mar
Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt March 29th, 2012
Since my February post a lot has transpired on my place. I now have a mgmt plan and some of the initial work has already begun thanks ...
26
Feb
Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt Feb 26th, 2012
It’s been a couple weeks since I last posted and a few things have started taking shape on my place. I’ve been out scouting a few time...
02
Feb
Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt Feb 2nd, 2012
Feb 2nd, 2012 The Land:
This week I'd like to tell you a little about my place and what’s been going on there recently and why I see...
30
Jan
Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt Jan 30th, 2012
Jan 30th, 2012 - Intro:
Greetings,
2011 was a great year for me and my family. With two growing kids (one teenager) we were ready t...
27
Dec
Deer and Turkey Multi-tasking
I've drawn the first week in May for my turkey tag. The landscape is turning green as I look over my choice of camo clothes to se...
27
Dec
A Hunters Best Friend
Until the early 1900's, dogs were a part of big woods deer camps in Wisconsin. Typically, dogs would be turned loose on a fresh deer...
27
Dec
Spot and Stalk on the Prairie
For the past couple years I've tried a style of hunting that I've found to be challenging and addictive. Spot and stalk requires th...
27
Dec
A New Deer Season Begins
Recently, I had the good fortune to escape Wisconsins' winter for 10 days to visit my daughter, who attend...
27
Dec
Hunting on Faith
I'd found his track while scouting a property in early April. Deer tracks, this size were not common these days. The CWD rules in e...
26
Dec
Experiencing the Ground Game
My typical bow or gun hunt for deer has me perched high in a tree, looking down on deer as they travel to bed, feed, or avoid other ...
23
Sep
Self-Filming Camera/Bow Mount Recommendation
This is always the most common question I get from guys, so Ifigured I'd post my latest recommendation in the world of filming your own...
10
Jun
Nutrition and the Hunter
I mentioned in an earlier season report about my elk hunt that I'm cleaning up my nutrition. I'm fortunate to have a great client that'...