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Get Ready for the Deer Rut

Get Ready for the Deer Rut

Making the Right Calls Can Put You on a Date With a Buck Valentine’s Day is still a few months out, but love is in the air, at least it is for whitetails in parts of the Cotton State. Rutting bucks and does are searching the woods and fields for romance. It is a...
Finding Deer Hunting Hotspots on Public Land

Finding Deer Hunting Hotspots on Public Land

Discover secret deer hunting hotspots on public land near you. Every hunter wants a little piece of land all to themselves. A place to hunt where nothing is disturbed and no one else is around. Most hunters think this could only happen on private property. However,...
Tips On Tracking A Shot Deer

Tips On Tracking A Shot Deer

Deciding how long to wait before tracking a shot deer can be the toughest part of bowhunting. A buck approaches the opening near an acorn-laden white oak 30 yards from your stand. Your muscles tense as the bow comes to full draw. Thoughts of practice—aiming and...
Big Racks and Altered Antlers

Big Racks and Altered Antlers

Antlers are part of the fascination associated with deer hunting.   Antlers. They have fascinated man since the beginning. Going back thousands of years, one can see man’s love for animals. Antlers are etched and painted on the walls of caves. Antlers were a...
Making a Deer Mineral Site

Making a Deer Mineral Site

The better you know the whitetail’s age-related feeding habits, the more effective it will be for your deer mineral site.   A very simple but favorite management chore of mine in the spring is establishing new mineral sites. The anticipation of what might show up...

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