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10 Southern Pre Rut Hunting Tips

10 Southern Pre Rut Hunting Tips

10 Southern Pre Rut Hunting Tips Neck muscles ripple with each lick of the branch. Dirt flies with every stroke of the hoof. Then, the inevitable. The stud pees right in your mock scrape and there isn’t a dadgum thing you can do about it … except shoot that buck...
Decoding Deer Movement Throughout The Season

Decoding Deer Movement Throughout The Season

Decoding Deer Movement Throughout The Season The more you study the habits of deer – learning their haunts and understanding their movements – the better deer hunter you’ll be. When I first met avid bowhunter Dr. Bob Sheppard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, he’d spend...
Snipe Hunting – The Complete Guide

Snipe Hunting – The Complete Guide

Snipe Hunting – The Complete Guide To most people, “snipe hunting” refers to a rather cruel joke or camp hazing ritual. A neophyte outdoorsman is first given a burlap sack or large net, and escorted to the middle of woods after nightfall. His companions, he is...
The Best Sheepshead Rigs For Multiple Applications

The Best Sheepshead Rigs For Multiple Applications

The Best Sheepshead Rigs For Multiple Applications These old black and white striped sheepshead fish are one of the Gulf Coast’s favorite inshore fish for catching and also for great eating after the fishing is done.  And there’s no doubt that there are plenty of...
Pond Stocking – The Complete Guide

Pond Stocking – The Complete Guide

Pond Stocking – The Complete Guide Alabama has over 250,000 ponds & lakes smaller than 100 acres, located on farms, rural properties, and urban areas. Ponds have introduced generations of children to the joy and mysteries of angling, and that alone is a...
Choosing The Best Hunting Rain Gear

Choosing The Best Hunting Rain Gear

Choosing The Best Hunting Rain Gear I’ve spent literally thousands of dollars over the last 15 years on rain gear in an attempt to stay dry, or at least drier, as I hunted and fished throughout the southeast. I also spent several years working at an outdoors store...

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