Deer & Deer Hunting Editor-in-Chief Dan Schmidt has seen a lot of hunting items over the years — and by a lot we mean thousands, just roughly estimating — but one palm-sized piece of hunting gear caught his eye like no other. The Celestron FireCel is a really cool combination of an adjustable light and […]
Learn how a new technology that’s built into deer hunting rangefinders lets you sync your smartphone to the rangefinder to help better gauge distances, adjust for bullet drop, windage and more. This is especially helpful when hunting deer at long distances. Deer & Deer Hunting’s Dan Schmidt gets the scoop on the new Elite Rangefinders […]
Sitka Gear, the leader in performance hunting gear, introduces an all-new industry changing “Next-to-Skin” line. The new CORE Series offers three weights of next-to-skin pieces which have been developed to allow hunters to fine-tune their system to their activity type or environmental conditions. The new CORE Series lineup is the first in the hunting […]
Father’s Day is a great time to give dear ol’ dad something he can use instead of something he’ll stick in a drawer and wear a few times a year. A tie? Bleah. Socks? C’mon. Socks? Really? Don’t do that. Even if he says, “Hey, thanks! I could use some socks!” then you know he’s […]
During a spring turkey hunt I eased to the edge of a treeline near a small, secluded food plot and peered through with my binoculars for birds in the field. Instead of hens and a longbeard, I saw two big ears perked up and an anterless deer looking in my direction. It wasn’t stamping the ground […]
Gordy Krahn has been in a lot of deer hunting camps over the years, both fancy and rustic, but the Deer & Deer Hunting editor knows that fantastic meals aren’t always created in the lap of luxury or by highbrow chefs. In fact, some of the easiest and best meals are made by good ol’ […]
Some of the deer hunting (and fishing) gear I find stored away in my garage makes me shake my head at the advancements we’ve seen in the outdoors industry. I’m sure my pals who hike and camp regularly think the same. I ran across an issue of Backpacker magazine from 2002 recently and laughed at […]
Bowhunting for white-tailed deer has witnessed an explosion of interest in the last 20 years. As deer populations have soared and bowhunting gear and tactics have gone mainstream, more deer hunters are picking up the stick and string to chase their favorite quarry. Shoot a bow long enough and you will desire to improve your […]
If you’re dead-set on managing and planning for the best deer season possible then it’s not something you want to take lightly and hope good things fall into your lap. Making the most of deer season is a goal every hunter strives for, even if things might happen that make us veer off course. We […]
While hunters using the ground-breaking ozone technology of the Ozonics units to eliminate their scent are ready to go hunt in a treestand or ground blind as soon as they get their kit, some accessories make Ozonics even easier to use just about anywhere. Ozonics, about the size of a clock radio, converts oxygen into […]