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Bowhunters are a weird bunch, man. I know because I “are” one. We somehow decided that a challenging pursuit wasn’t challenging enough, so we take sticks and strings into the woods instead of gunpowder and lead. There’s an even smaller subset of that weird bunch who takes it a step further, by striving to accomplishContinue reading “Tree Panic: A short introduction into hunt anxieties…”

Whitetail hunters, more than any others, get stuck on specifics. We search trail cameras and scout crop fields to find a few specific deer to go after that season. The science of the species plays into this. With smaller home ranges and less of a propensity to wander, hunters develop relationships with singular deer. ElkContinue reading “The Hunt for Him…”

I was told by my father growing up, “Once you pull the trigger, that’s when the work begins.” Like most things, he’s right. The dirty work of hunting is often glossed over by some of the outdoor content we watch, and I get it. This part of our lifestyle is not glamorous. It’s somewhat gruesome,Continue reading “Do the Dirty Work…”

There is a special relationship between each individual person and the idea of home. It’s at times a romance, where nostalgia and memories fill your heart with warm feelings of family, friends and fireplaces. It is also at times adversarial, coming to blows with the chains of who you were, and who you have triedContinue reading “The Alabama, Hurt Shoulder, Crossbow Challenge….”

Few things are more exciting than achieving a goal, and when a friend does it, it’s equally rewarding. Evan is a great hunter. Good instincts, great turkey caller, and a quick wit that makes him a blast to head into the woods with. He’s killed turkeys all over but hasn’t started killing deer until weContinue reading “Stay Calm, Pick a Spot, and Enjoy the Moment…”

You think you’ve done everything right. You’ve scouted. You’ve ran your trail cameras. You have the pictures and the evidence that the buck you want is coming to your tree. You wash your clothes. You check the wind. You do everything right and just like that, it’s opening morning. You’re in your stand. The lightContinue reading “The Most Important P-word in Hunting”

I am a firm believer, that when it comes to hunting knowledge, that you should earn your knowledge with your own feet. I have pissed off a lot of folks by not giving them a neatly packaged answer to the where, when, and how on public lands. Instead I merely offer up the state’s wildlifeContinue reading “The Best Advice I Can Give”

The Hawk Helium Hammock Hunting Saddle. It seems to have come out of nowhere. They aren’t doing a ton of promotion behind it, and I find people asking more questions than are finding answers. Not many youtubers or articles reviewing it, not even that much on Hawk’s website. So, here goes. I bought one andContinue reading “First Thoughts of the Hawk Helium Hammock Hunting Saddle”

I’ve used the word, “Rodeo,’ multiple times to describe my opening weekend of deer season 2020. The weather seemed to be cooperating. The deer seemed to be cooperating, at least according to my trail cams. The stage was set! I forgot one little detail though. It was 2020. Of course, something would find a wayContinue reading “The MOST 2020 Opening Weekend…”