The patriarch of our hunting party traveled a perilous road to show up at deer camp. Waking up at 5am opening morning of gun deer season is greeted with high hopes and expectations by everyone in our hunting party. Prior…
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Has there been a CWD cure found? Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is at the forefront of hunter concerns these days, and Doctor Frank Bastian from Louisiana State University has found that CWD is caused by a previously unknown bacteria called…
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I have the fortune of being pretty tech savvy, thanks to a 20+ year career building custom websites. I also have enough years on me to be a bit “old school” with how I like to do business. So I…
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Our most popular item, the XOP Vanish Treestand, is now back in stock and shipping, as well as the four-packs of XOP climbing sticks. This is a must have combo for run & gun, hang & hunt style hunting, or…
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My son, Jacob, has been handling the winter predator control efforts around here of late. He just turned 12 a couple weeks ago and is quickly demonstrating his independence in the whole process. Every day after school, he checks his…
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I just kicked myself for not figuring this out sooner, but I learned from a friend (thanks Jamie!) how to save $160 every other year on the Arizona non-resident hunting license! I always was told you must buy a new…
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If you’re interested in hunting deer out of state, read on. We’ve got some tips that will help make you successful! Prepare Early Heading out of state to hunt deer involves getting prepared well in advance. It’s hard to start…
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My son, Jacob, dropped this nice doe this evening, so we finally have some venison aging nicely! He made about a 100 yard shot on her at last light. Been a tough season thus far, but we aim to put…
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I’m trying to beat the winter blues today by writing out some of the best deer hunting quotes I’ve either said or heard over the years…I’ll start it off with a few of our own here at NextBuk: Deer Hunting…
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News of a Kansas wildfire can put a wrench in hunting plans quickly. Today I learned of an enormous wildfire that burned over 500,000 acres in southern Kansas. Most of Clark County was burned. I made a few calls and…
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During mid to late winter, with deer season closed, there’s no better way to pass the time and help out the deer herd than by snaring coyotes! I never trapped much as a kid, and my son Jacob has shown…
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Last day of my hunt and then it’s time to head back so I can pickup my son, Jacob, my friend Dan, and his boy, Brady, and leave for Canada! I listened for bugles for an hour before daylight again,…
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Morning Hunt Woke to cloud cover for the first time on the trip and thought I’d be in for a good morning. But the temps are the warmest they’ve been in the morning too, and it must have them bedded…
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Morning Hunt Drove west a few miles to listen. Nothing. Drove back east closer to camp and cut a road south to get back where I’d heard one bugle the 2nd day. This is when the fun started! I got…
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Morning Hunt I slept in my truck to save two and a half hours of driving out then back for the morning hunt. Given the bugling of that 2nd bull last night, I figured they must’ve been bedded fairly close…
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