Author Archives: D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt

Shed Hunt 2013: Let the Deer Antler Games Begin

April 8, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
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    by Lon Sherman I really love deer hunting, but my passion of late has been looking for antler sheds on the properties near my home in central Wisconsin where I grew up. I just returned from a long … Read More

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Connecticut Bans More than 100 Types of Guns

April 4, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
The Beretta AR-70 is just one of the guns now banned for new sales in Connecticut.

Breaking news out of Connecticut: The state has passed one of the strictest anti-gun laws in the nation, with verbiage that will ban more than 100 types of guns. Included in this ban will be semi-autos and autos made by … Read More

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So Long to a Friend and Fellow Bowhunter

April 3, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
Mike Strandlund, editor of Bowhunting World Magazine, died suddenly yesterday while on vacation. He was 56.

  It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing today of our industry friend Mike Strandlund, longtime editor of Bowhunting World Magazine. Mike died suddenly while on vacation. Details are still unknown publicly, but we have been … Read More

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Super Freaks! Bizarre Deer are Usually Genetically Inferior

April 2, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
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Some deer pictures are downright fascinating. Like the one here of a piebald buck from Wisconsin. Although many Whitetail Wisdom readers have sent in photos of bizarre deer, this piebald buck is one of the most unique that we’ve seen … Read More

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BREAKING NEWS: New World Record Nontypical Found at Garage Sale?

April 1, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
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The whitetail world is buzzing with excitement over what stands to be the biggest nontypical buck ever produced in North America. News of the deer leaked today when Casey Sullivan, a big-buck enthusiast from Wisconsin, submitted this photo to Deer … Read More

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Legendary Deer Hunters

March 27, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
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Deer Pictures: Real Slobberknockers

March 25, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
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There was a day not so long ago when deer hunters across North America were absolutely fascinated with big bucks. No, not big racks — big bucks. Huge, giant, monstrous creatures. Or, as the old-timers called them, “real slobberknockers.” Antlers … Read More

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Whitetail Wisdom: Deer Hunting’s Monday Mayhem

March 18, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
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by Dan Schmidt It seems like everyone else is having fun outside these days … Florida and Alabama readers have been hammering turkeys already. I’m just hearing them in my sleep. That’s what 20 inches of snow on the ground … Read More

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4 Ways to Guess the Age of a Buck

March 12, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
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Want to make an educated guess at the age of a giant whitetail buck roaming your hunting grounds? Analyze his physical features using Charles Alsheimer’s four-point system: 1. The rack. A buck’s antlers change significantly with age, especially after the … Read More

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Fast and Easy Venison Stew with the Can Cooker

March 7, 2013 | D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt
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  Looking for a fast and easy way to cook a venison meal? Check out the following video instructional from Must Have Outdoors. Simple, wholesome ingredients —venison, veggies and broth, basically — and 45 minutes of just waiting for the … Read More

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