Food Plot Fencing Options Physically keeping the deer out of the plots until they become established enough and mature enough to withstand the browse pressure has proved to be an effective tactic. Read More Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic
Finding Shed Antlers: Top 3 Locations Finding shed antlers can happen anywhere in a deer’s home range, usually encompassing hundreds, if not thousands of acres. But the odds are good; 90-percent or more of the antlers you discover are going to be found in one of three locations. Read More Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
To Rattle or Not to Rattle During the Post-Rut in the North I don’t rattle during the post-rut. If you think about the chasing, the fighting and the staying on their feet during both daylight and nighttime hours that bucks do, by the time a buck reaches the post-rut, he’s tired, beat-up and doesn’t want to fight. Read More Deer
How to Use Deer Calls in the North During the Post-Rut One important fact to remember is that deer are vocal 12 months out of the year. Now sometimes during the year, they’re more vocal than they are at other times, including a deer in the rut. In the post-rut, I don’t stop using rut calls. Read More Deer
Chris Kirby Hunts Small Spots in New York State for Better Bucks I hunt three different farms - one 40 acres, a 135-acre farm and a 240-acre farm. The real secret to consistently taking older-age-bucks is not to put too much hunting pressure on any one farm. Read More Deer
How Chris Kirby and New Yorkers Hunt the Post-Rut I make sure I’m well aware of cold fronts at this time of the year, because when there’s a cold front coming in, the bucks really start moving - hunting food and places to bed-down. Read More Deer
