Perhaps you’ve seen a pretty good buck on your property, or maybe you have game camera photos of a true giant that got your heart racing. But is it a young buck with great potential? Or is it a mature buck that could be what you’re looking for? Is it a super buck, either...
Editor’s Note: Southeastern deer hunting seasons are in high gear right now and hunters are looking for many things, including big bucks, the buck of a lifetime, maybe a buck they’ve been watching for a year or more on game cameras. Some are on private land, some are on public land … the latter,...
Imagine a good evening in the deer stand or blind, coming back home or to camp and within an hour or so everything’s ready for a rib-sticking chowdown while you’re telling tales of the hunt. Or if it’s raining and you’re at camp with some vegetables, spices and a venison roast. All you need...
Why is scent control so important for deer hunting? Because even the best scent control may not be enough to counteract their incredible senses.
Spooking a buck in his core area doesn’t mean the game is finished. In some cases, it has really just begun. By Bill Vaznis The buck exploded from underfoot like a firecracker and zigzagged across the creek and up the wooded hillside before disappearing into a thick stand of hemlocks. The unmistakable noise of...
If my son or daughter refuses to eat the meat he or she harvests, it is my bold opinion that they will not be allowed to hunt. That’s right. If you’re not going to respect the animal by harvesting it over the family dinner table with appreciation, retire your gear and find another sport...
It could have been the bone-chilling predawn of November 15, 1958, or maybe it was on the indistinguishably and equally thrilling November 15, 2013. Due to overwhelming inner excitement and anticipation, I couldn’t sleep a wink the night before. I had dedicated as much time as I could possibly muster to sight in my...
With the holiday season upon us, your local grocery store may have a nice selection of berries in the produce section that can be used for great venison dishes. Cranberries likely will be in stock and could give a nice combo of sweet tartness to the delicious venison. Some stores will have blueberries, too,...
For all practical purposes the rut is over in the North. For the better part of the last 40 days, bucks have been on the march searching for does to breed. During that time they’ve devoted little attention to eating, causing them to lose up to 25 percent of their pre-rut body weight. Though breeding...
Let’s take a closer look at what factors cause older, mature bucks — those giant deer we all dream about — to become truly belligerent. By Charles J. Alsheimer In my mind, there are two kinds of white-tailed bucks. Those less than 2½ years old are youngsters and teen-agers, who are trying to find...
