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 season is greeted with high hopes and expectations by everyone in our hunting party. Prior…
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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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Chronic Wasting Disease (also known as CWD) has caused states to put limitations on transporting deer from areas where the disease is known to exist. This article discusses the Chronic Wasting Disease travel laws that successful hunters need to be…
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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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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has become a hot topic within the deer hunting community in recent months and especially in Illinois. Earlier this year Senate bill SB-2493 was introduced which would make it legal to supplemental feed wild deer in…
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A Hunters’ Age-Old Quest Of Finding a Tactic That Allows Him to Consistently Kill Deer I can envision our cave man ancestors sitting around a campfire plotting ways to outsmart mastodons. Killing such a creature would feed the tribe…
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Trail Camera Improvements Make Keeping Tabs on a Deer in its Core Range Possible Trail cameras have been making remote game scouting possible for decades, but advances in cellular trail cameras have recently allowed us to be much more effective…
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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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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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Contact: Lt. Gerald Thayer, 269-685-6851 Agency: Natural Resources Jan. 22, 2018 An Allegan County man has pleaded guilty to deer poaching as the result of an investigation by Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers. Colton Anderson, 22, of Plainwell…
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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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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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