DIY Bale Blind There are a lot of bale blinds available for purchase, but with a little ingenuity, you can build a custom blind that will cost less and better suit your needs and hunting style. Read More How-To
Duck Hunting Basics Late the previous afternoon, I had followed a flight of mallards and pintails as they left their staging water and headed out for an evening feed. Ducks have a sixth sense for finding the best feed in the country, so I wasn’t surprised that these hungry "quackers" had set their sights on a recently harvested pea field—and that’s exactly where I set up the next day. Just think like a hungry duck, and you’ll find Read More Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, How-To, Firearm
Post-Rut Deer Hunting is a Concerted Effort We’ve learned that on the day when deer are moving after the rut, there usually will be a tremendous buck movement on that same day on other properties close to the land where you're seeing bucks. After I took my buck, we sent Taylor a text that said, “Bingo, I've got my buck. Now it’s your turn to take one.” Read More Deer, How-To, Firearm
Find Post-Rut Bucks Where There is Food and Little Pressure Another secret for taking an older-age-class buck after the rut is to have a place to hunt that’s received little or no hunting pressure during hunting season, and that’s close to a food source. Read More Deer, How-To, Firearm
Quick Tips: How to Take Post-Rut Deer One of the things I've learned about hunting the post rut is that Mother Nature plays a major role when post-rut bucks move. In 2017, we didn’t have the colder temperatures that we’re accustomed to having in the Midwest during November and early December. Finally, in the early part of December, we did get some colder weather. Read More Deer, How-To
Late-Season Deer Hunting: How to Fill Your Tag When Everything Else Has Failed The most anticipated phases of deer season have come and gone and many hunters have unwillingly found themselves with nothing but “tag soup” in their freezers. Don’t quit yet! With plenty of time left in most states and cold weather on the way, the pieces could be falling into place to experience the best deer movement yet. Make the following steps part of your game plan to salvage your season and fill a late-season buck Read More Deer, How-To, Bow, Firearm