Season Reports
28
Apr
This winter I had a blast trapping with my son, Jacob! Our goal was to get our first beaver...mission accomplished. We ended up with 6!...
12
Aug
Whitetail Addictions Summer Get Together was Awesome
In July, our crew that films for Whitetail Addictions met up in Iowa to, well, talk whitetails! It was so awesome to see friends I have...
02
Oct
Dodging a Bullet
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 seas...
18
Feb
CWD Cure Found? So Says LSU Doctor
Has there been a CWD cure found? Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is at the forefront of hunter concerns these days, and Doctor Frank Bast...
19
Dec
Reloading Supplies – Review of Wideners Reloading & Shooting Supply
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...
07
Dec
Chronic Wasting Disease Travel Laws Successful Hunters Need to Be Aware of
Chronic Wasting Disease (also known as CWD) has caused states to put limitations on transporting deer from areas where the disease is k...
06
Sep
CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) – The Most Important Question to Ask
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has become a hot topic within the deer hunting community in recent months and especially in Illinois. Ear...
08
Aug
3 Tactics for Consistently Killing Big Bucks
A Hunters’ Age-Old Quest Of Finding a Tactic That Allows Him to Consistently Kill Deer
I can envision our cave man ances...
31
May
Cellular Trail Cameras as a Scouting Tool
Trail Camera Improvements Make Keeping Tabs on a Deer in its Core Range Possible
Trail cameras have been making remote game scouting p...
15
Feb
Winter Predator Control – Snaring Coyotes
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 q...
12
Feb
Arizona Non-Resident Elk Application: How to Save $160 Every Other Year!
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...
09
Feb
Daytime Bedding Areas Key When Scouting
The daytime bedding areas deer use will be located where they feel secure about their ability to detect and escape approaching danger. ...
24
Jan
DNR Deer Poaching Investigation Results in Sentencing of Allegan County Man
Contact: Lt. Gerald Thayer, 269-685-6851
Agency: Natural Resources
Jan. 22, 2018
An Allegan County man has pleaded guilty to d...
29
Nov
Tips for Hunting Deer Out of State
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
Hea...
27
Nov
On the Board!
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 a...
30
Mar
Wisconsin Public Hunting Land
Back when I began hunting deer, Northern Wisconsin's herd was abundant. Central and southern Wisconsin didn't offer the deer numbers th...
19
Mar
Deer Hunting Quotes
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....
18
Mar
Kansas Wildfire Destroys Over 500,000 Acres in Clark County
News of a Kansas wildfire can put a wrench in hunting plans quickly. Today I learned of an enormous wildfire that burned over 500,0...
21
Feb
Tips for Snaring Coyotes
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 c...
06
Oct
Deer Food Plots
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 ho...
21
Sep
New Mexico Elk Hunt: Day 7 Report
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 Can...
20
Sep
New Mexico Elk Hunt: Day 6 Report
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 warmes...
19
Sep
New Mexico Elk Hunt: Day 5 Report
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 hear...
18
Sep
New Mexico Elk Hunt: Day 4 Report
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...
17
Sep
New Mexico Elk Hunt: Day 3 Report
Morning Hunt
I gave chase to a bull in the same area as the first morning for the first 15 minutes of shooting light. He bugled severa...
16
Sep
New Mexico Elk Hunt: Day 2 Report
Morning Report
A few different bulls sounded off in the hour before daylight that I sat listening for where to start... Nothing very c...
15
Sep
New Mexico Elk Hunt: Day 1 Report
Morning Report
Had a bull sound off a few times to the north... I was there an hour before daylight listening and he went just a c...
14
Aug
Are You Over-Hunting Your Favorite Deer Stand?
Deer quickly change patterns in response to discovering our presence
As deer season approaches hunters are busy getting ready to take ...
10
Jun
Turkey Decoys: Mojo Scoot and Shoot Product Review
As a hunter ages, passions and motivations tend to change...some increase, some lessen, some just, well, change for the sake of cha...
02
Jun
Disease & Politics Combine to Threaten Our Deer Hunting Heritage
When I began deer hunting, Wisconsin's archery license cost me one dollar, winter kill took more deer than hunters did, and wolves were...