Do you agree or disagree with the following rules for gut-shot deer? What would you add? Allow me to preface this conversation by saying this blog post is written mostly for bowhunters — compound, recurve and crossbow — but the general tenants apply to all deer hunters. Who am I to provide these rules? Nobody, […]
Many people assume that the red drip or purge that occurs in packages of raw meat, or when frozen meat is thawed, is residual blood.
Most folks who love a good steak (beef, venison or otherwise) agree that the best way to eat it is seared over open coals and slightly pink in the middle. There’s a good portion of folks who like it “more alive” than that — stating that “bloody” is the best. However, herein lies the question: […]
Perhaps it’s because I’m an admitted deer geek, but I find whitetail anatomy absolutely fascinating. It’s come to the point where — when I’m hunting and decide I’m going to shoot a deer — I can’t focus on the deer itself. I start focusing on bits and pieces of the deer. The whitetail’s arteries are […]