Dan Schmidt and Mark Kayser demonstrate the strategic use of terrain and natural cover to outsmart big whitetails.
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4 Terrain Features to Map Monster Bucks
Bowhunting requires a close and personal approach to stand selection. Utilizing specific terrain features can put you where big bucks roam.
4 Things You Should Do to Kill Post-Rut Bucks
When the peak rut is over, meaning the chasing and breeding phase that is so exciting, that doesn’t have to signal the end of your hunting season. Hunting seasons are closed or are coming to a close in many states. Winter, of course, has settled into the Midwest like a double-socked foot into a tight […]
One Easy Way to Bring Big Bucks To You!
Mature whitetails are secretive, nocturnal creatures. Fortunately, you can break them of that “annoying” habit with this simple strategy. There seems to be three styles of deer hunters—those who hunt over food sources and take whatever comes their way, those who hunt the transitional routes between feeding and bedding areas and take whatever comes their way, […]
Deer Talk Now: What Deer Hunters Can Learn From Trappers
Tom Miranda has hunted big game animals around the world, literally on multiple continents and in some of the toughest conditions, but he got his start as an outdoorsman many years ago as a trapper. With the knowledge Miranda gained from studying animals’ travel routes, escape routes, how they approached his trap sets, how to […]
Don’t Be Afraid of Grunting for Your Bucks
Mature whitetail bucks can be frustratingly elusive because of their stealth and unpredictability during much of the hunting season. Fortunately during the rut, many bucks slip out of that mold and shift to a bold and boisterous attitude. They will even announce their presence with a variety of vocalizations. The growl is one of the […]
Get Ready for the Rut Now, Then Capitalize
The peak of the rut is hitting in some parts of the country and a few reports are trickling in about scraping activity in the Southeast, meaning it won’t be long there before it’s hitting full speed. Whether you’re a gun or bow hunter, doctoring an existing scrape or making a mock scrape with Smokey’s […]