Blog
17
Sep
It felt good to start the bow season this past weekend as I drove over and hunted Wisconsin's archery opener. I scouted Friday, then ag...
06
Sep
Glassing with the Kids
Fun time glassing with the kids the other night!
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...
25
Aug
Buck Rubbing Posts for Sale
Hi everyone, Paul Ranft here, the word must be getting out about my rubbing post because they are selling like hot cakes!! It's an 8 fo...
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 ...
18
Aug
Bear Apprentice for Jacob
I believe kids will take care of things better when they invest some of their own money, so my son, Jacob, and I made a deal and togeth...
09
Aug
The Family That Shoots Together…
Eats venison together? That much I know's true at least. Gosh, it's sure fun introducing my youngsters to archery. My youngest, Jordyn,...
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
Jul
Walleye On Lake Erie Continues to Shine
Summer walleye fishing continues to be great!. It's been a funny summer because of all the storms and muddy water. When the weather sta...
16
Jul
Scouting Ohio “from Above” with Steve Pinkston
Thought I'd post a couple videos that Steve Pinkston filmed in Ohio recently. He's been getting some really cool footage from his new d...
02
Jul
Renovating a House
Not directly hunting related, but Lee and I recently got together for a couple weeks to rehab a house we're going to sell. It was some ...
30
Jun
Wounded Warrior Walleye Fishing on Lake Erie
Paul Ranft here: I had another great time taking some of my wounded warriers out walleye fishing this past weekend on Lake Erie! Myself...
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...
16
Jun
A Week of Backaches and Heartaches
I got a good dose of helpless last week. My back went out last Saturday and I spent the next 4 days in bed, basically unable to walk! W...
15
Jun
Lake Erie Walleye Fishing Best in Years!
Paul Ranft here: The Walleye fishing on lake Erie has been the best it's been in years! We've been getting our limit by noon many of th...
02
Jun
Some Awesome Turkey Hunts with My Daughter, Jadyn
After Jacob shot his first turkey, I had the rest of the season to take my daughter Jadyn (8 years old) turkey hunting with me. Wel...
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 ...
11
May
Lee’s Turkey
The toms have been quiet for the last couple weeks, shutting up shortly after flydown at dawn. This one came in with 5 hens and a jake ...
04
May
Walleye Opener on Lake Erie
My first walleye charter of the season went great! We only caught 13 walleye but their total weight was 90 pounds!
04
May
Jacob Erdody’s First Turkey!
I had the thrill of watching my son Jacob get his first turkey the other night...and what a bird! Jacob shot a 10" beard, 24.5 pound to...
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 ...
26
Apr
Shawn’s Turkey Season
Hope you are all having a safe and fun turkey hunt, filling a tag is just the bonus. With that said, we've had a great season at my pla...
13
Apr
Quick Weekend Scouting Trip to Nebraska
Lee, Paul, and I covered a LOT of miles in just a couple days this weekend. We drove out to Nebraska to look for permission to hunt for...
31
Mar
Spring Thaw 2015
The coyotes haven't quite finished this course yet. Spring thaw is making it easier to pick the bones clean. This buck is a two year ol...
23
Mar
Spring Has Arrived!
Hi everyone, Paul Ranft here: It's finally arrived...spring! Now you all need to get out and stretch those legs and do some scouting an...
16
Mar
Wisconsin Mountain Lion (Cougar) on Trail Camera!
Our field staffer, Eric Wein, got this cool pic of a mountain lion off some property he hunts about 2 hours from Milwaukee, Wisconsin! ...
13
Mar
Florida Hog Hunt
I'm not one to just sit on the beach, for very long at least...unless I'm shark fishing! So last week while in Florida with my family, ...
09
Mar
Buck Rubbing Post Sales Doing Well
Hi gang, Paul Ranft here: I've been doing a lot of trade shows recently and have awesome results selling my rubbing post, can't keep em...
23
Feb
Booking Lots of Lake Erie Walleye Fishing Trips!
Paul Ranft here: I had a great outdoor show this past weekend, booked lots of walleye trips for lake Erie! Also I had several people co...