We all love venison, but these famed explorers took it to gut-busting extremes – by our modern standards. How extreme, you ask? How does 6,500 calories a day sound? Not much is known about the specific deer hunting exploits of famed explorers Lewis & Clark’s team, but what we do know is they loved venison […]
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A Winchester Model 70, Yellow Boots and High Hopes
America was really coming of age by the time the calendar flipped to November in 1958. As a test, Bank of America mailed 60,000 California residents a small plastic credit card with a $500 limit. The experiment was successful. An Evening with Fred Astaire, the first TV show recorded on color videotape, was broadcast on […]
Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a Good Deer Rifle Caliber?
Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a good round for deer hunting? This is a question that has been popping up a lot on social media posts, chat rooms and at local gun clubs. Popular press has taken notice, too, and it almost seems as if the 6.5 Creedmoor is the flavor of the day. Well, it […]
Product Review: SEVR Broadheads
Hooray for bowhunting season! As we head out to our early season hunts, I’m daydreaming of some slap-happy moments in the blinds and tree stands. Yes, that will involve some wide smiles; hopefully from short bloodtrails. When it comes to both vertical bow and crossbow hunting, those short bloodtrails can be achieved by using one […]
Foodie Friday: Dan’s Magic Venison Marinade
Dan Schmidt has a venison marinade for you that will make any backstrap-eating experience even more magical than it already is.
Review: Easton Legend FMJ Hunting Arrow
There is a new offering under the Easton Archery FMJ umbrella that might be the perfect arrow shaft for whitetail hunting.
Buying, Selling Deer Antlers is Risky Business
How much are deer antlers worth? Probably not as much as you might think, especially when you consider the fact that the mere act of selling antlers from a wild deer can get you in a heap of Federal trouble if you’re not careful. Appreciation and adulation of white-tailed deer antlers surely transcends us modern […]
More Deer Killed By Wolves Than By Hunters in 2019
Gray wolves are now responsible for killing more white-tailed deer in four counties of one Great Lakes state than annual the number of deer killed by gun-hunters, according to data released this week by a state group. The unmanaged proliferation of wolves is directly linked to the efforts of two anti-hunting organizations that have routinely […]
Michigan Lawmaker Fights for Deer Hunters
A bill that would end a ban on baiting and feeding deer in Michigan is one step closer to reality, as a tweaked version is expected to land on the governor’s desk within the week.
Embrace Innocence
The best example of innocent appreciation happened in my camp many years ago.