Season Reports

Today was a miserable day overall. Dome has been worked into the ground this past week and hasn’t been able to get out to this point. With the wife away and work easing up, we slipped out for an evening…
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5:30am found me in my popup blind with my neighbor-friend awaiting daylight. It looked to be a beautiful spring morning and the toms were already gobbling! I had a cameraman at my side and my bow in-hand. Hopefully the turkeys…
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This time of year with the foliage being pretty much full, if you’re not on-top of the birds and they’re not vocal, you won’t see a thing and you won’t learn anything for future hunts. So rather than hunting an…
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Usually at this time of year, I’ve got several nice toms scouted and have a pretty good feeling about things. This year, however, I’m just not seeing the number of birds as years past. I know there are some good…
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It was Michigan’s third turkey season of 2005, a late, guaranteed tag season spanning the month of May and giving hunters plenty of time in the woods. My buddy, Dan DesRosiers, a.k.a. Dome, and I had planned on rotating cameraman/hunter…
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It was the third week of October. The leaves were in full fall color, and I thought it would be a great time to bring my pregnant wife up to Buffalo County Wisconsin for a taste of what I experience…
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My Father was an absolute fanatic about deer hunting. It raced through his blood and defined his life. Mom said that he only talked about deer hunting 2 times a year, six months before deer hunting and six months after…
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I deemed this buck the Modena Monarch because his rack had such mass and character. The first time we walked the property in spring we knew that there was a big deer using one corner of the land as his…
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The alarm blared at 4:30 AM and I popped out of bed. I was excited to get out bow hunting for the first time in the season. I put a few slices of toast down in the toaster and logged…
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Which stand is the best choice for hunting out of? Each stand has advantages that make them popular but is one stand type more effective than the other for producing deer hunting success or shot opportunities? Permanent stands are typically…
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I was getting excited as I watched the huge 13 point buck edge it’s way close to my ground blind. My adrenaline was high after watching three smaller bucks walk by within twenty yards of my setup. Being “on stand”…
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