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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The daytime bedding areas deer use will be located where they feel secure about their ability to detect and escape approaching danger. When you’re out scouting bedding areas during the late winter/early spring prior to “green up”, ask yourself this…
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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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Michigan Public Hunting Land…Where Should You Start? As the cost of buying and leasing hunting property continues to go up, more Michigan deer hunters are turning to hunting public land. As a huge proponent of deer hunting public land I…
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The odds of a whitetail buck making it to a 4th breeding season on public land here in Michigan are low, so there aren’t many around. Consequently, it’s difficult, but not impossible to consistently get on mature deer while hunting…
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Besides the proverbial answer, “any time you can get into the woods”, there are many factors at play in determining the best time to hunt deer. I’ve hunted whitetail deer for over 30 years, spending the past dozen or so…
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OnXMaps for the Public Land Deer Hunter Ever been on public land deer hunting and been unsure where the boundary is and had to back out just as the sign is getting hot? Been driving and had a big buck…
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Back when I began hunting deer, Northern Wisconsin’s herd was abundant. Central and southern Wisconsin didn’t offer the deer numbers that were found in the north. Most hunters headed north to hunt the vast tracts of Wisconsin public hunting land….
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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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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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A few years back my friend, Jarrod, and I had planned a hunting trip around his busy schedule. As it turned out, for the dates we chose, Mother Nature dealt us a hand of deer hunting in the rain. When…
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I farm a lot of ground in Iowa, including a lot of deer food plots, and I get an increasing number of questions from fellow hunters how to plant food plots for deer, so I put together some information about…
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A deer on its feet in daylight is a huntable deer. Filling a deer tag requires intercepting a deer traveling in daylight hours. This is accomplished by having some knowledge of when and where they will be on their feet…
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Deer quickly change patterns in response to discovering our presence As deer season approaches hunters are busy getting ready to take to the woods. The effort we put into our preparation varies widely depending upon the hunter, but we all…
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As a hunter ages, passions and motivations tend to change…some increase, some lessen, some just, well, change for the sake of changing. I first started turkey hunting out of self motivation while in college. Growing up, there weren’t turkeys where…
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