Winter’s here, no doubt, and with the possibility of some nastier weather hitting the northeast and west this week it’s not a bad idea to whip up some venison chili. A hearty bowl of chili, some crusty garlic bread or cornbread, and whatever spicy hot sauce you may want to add … mmmm, mmmm....
Deer season has ended in some parts of the country and still is going on in others, but it’s not too early to start thinking about off-season camera surveys. Planning ahead now is the best way to get a jump on next season. When you’re trying to get the best information about your deer...
Take a look at what a whitetail deer’s ribs, spine, heart, lungs and liver look like with this incredible video we shot at the 2015 Archery Trade Association show in Indianapolis. Wisconsin taxidermist Brian Johnson removed the hide, muscles and sinew to reveal a deer’s internal organs, then used an air compressor attached to...
Try as we might to get into the woods and disconnect, we’re usually not far from our smart phones. There can be, of course, a legitimate need for smartphones in the woods: calling for help, using the GPS or compass, even using the light in a pinch. I’ve used my iPhone flashlight feature more...
Getting a helping hand lifting or loading a deer, cooler, packed boxes or other items is simply smart, whether you’re 25 years old or 85 years old and are still at it out in the woods each season. Viking Solutions is coming up with some cool deer gear ideas for hunters and outdoorsmen. This...
Back in the olden days when hunters talked on telephones with dials and used their eyes and binoculars to scout or hunt, my father taught me some great lessons about deer. Don’t look for an entire deer, he said. Look for the glint of sunlight off an antler. Look for an ear flicker or...
Every deer hunter wants to be warm, quiet and as odor-free as possible when in the woods, whether it’s a chilly morning in early season or frigid conditions late in winter when you have one final shot to fill a tag. One of the key things about staying warm, quiet and odor-free is not...
Remember those days when our camouflage was an olive drab Army jacket or something brown with black Sharpie scribbles, or just good ol’ red-and-black checkerboard wool? If you’re of a certain age then yeah, you remember those days. And if you’re of a certain age you remember when a guy started a company that...
What do you know about bloodtrailing a deer? Just follow the track you think the deer took? Use a big light? Spray some kind of blood juice on the ground to make things shine? Maybe you should get on your knees and hands to become the deer? Or maybe you could, if you’ve exhausted...
When it comes to taking care of odors, having a complete system probably is the best way to ensure you’ve done everything possible for scent management. Some guys don’t care and some are fanatics. I recently heard about a guy in the Midwest who, no matter who the guests were at his camp, would...
