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• Unexpected Bull Interrupt's Snack

  Contributed by jen on 04/11/12 243 reads
  

  Written by Jon Nystrom
  
  Sitting half way down the mountain side in the pouring rain I struggled to position myself under my ripped poncho. Trickles of water like all nature, adheres to gravity in finding its way to my coveted dry spots. My hunting partner John Keel was not much better off.
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• Perfect Practice: Elevating Your Archery Hunting Skill Set

  Contributed by jen on Apr 27,2012 - 07:43 am 91 reads
  

  Written by Brandon Wikman
  
  We all know that practice makes perfect but taking your archery skills to a higher level takes perfect practice.
  
  
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• Unexpected Bull Interrupt's Snack

  Contributed by jen on Apr 11,2012 - 03:45 pm 243 reads
  

  Written by Jon Nystrom
  
  Sitting half way down the mountain side in the pouring rain I struggled to position myself under my ripped poncho. Trickles of water like all nature, adheres to gravity in finding its way to my coveted dry spots. My hunting partner John Keel was not much better off.
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• Bird by Bow

  Contributed by jen on Apr 11,2012 - 01:49 pm 155 reads
  

  Written by Brandon Wikman
  
  Avid feather collectors from across the country are buckling the locks to their shotgun case and shoving it back into their closet. Many hunters are looking for the ultimate bowhunting challenge - bird by bow.
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• Evolving Your Habitat

  Contributed by jen on Mar 30,2012 - 04:03 am 201 reads
  

  Written by Brandon Wikman
  
  Wildlife food plots are a key part of building bigger and healthier animals. Whether you are planting chicory, alfalfa, clover, or perhaps turnips, you must know that a plant must have an assortment of resources to reach its maximum growth peak.
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• Turkey Cautions

  Contributed by jen on Mar 25,2012 - 12:52 pm 216 reads
  

  Written by Brandon Wikman
  
  Although the wild turkey has a noggin the size of a small walnut - the wily bird continues to puzzle even the most veteran of hunters. The feathered chickens of the forest are wired with astute cleverness and a twist of uncanny habits. Here are a couple ways to put the odds in your favor this spring.
  
  
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• The Curse Has Ended

  Contributed by jen on Feb 24,2012 - 06:30 am 301 reads
  

  Written by Jon Nystrom
  
  I have been pursuing whitetail since I was 16 years old. That was the age my mother would allow me to accompany Dad to hunting camp. I remember my first night in camp. I was returning from a sporting event and was being dropped off at the Dairy Queen in Solon Springs, Wisconsin. It was late at night but when I arrived my Dad came out of his slumbering sleep in the truck. Of course I was wound up tighter than a drum. It was my first deer hunt with Dad, my Uncles and Cousins. I ate spaghetti late that night, to much in fact that I got sick. It was just my adrenaline taking control of me. I was the new kid in camp and I made a very funny first impression heaving in the snow.
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• Two White Flowered Peas Better Than One

  Contributed by jen on May 27,2011 - 04:14 am 2206 reads
  

  Written by Ed Haag
  
  New Buckshot Pea blend offers an agronomic-based response to excessive pre-season deer grazing while extending the longevity of the food plot. The two questions most asked by those who grew white flower peas in their food plots last year was as follows: How do I keep the deer from devouring all my plants before opening day? And where can I get my hands on more of that crazy new deer candy?
  
  
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• Take Charge! Process Your Own Game Meat - Maverick 5501 Meat Grinder Giveaway

  Contributed by jen on May 20,2011 - 11:18 am 2437 reads, 2 comments
  

  Using an outside service to process your wild game can be hard on your wallet. You have considered processing wild game on your own, but had your concerns. Lack of equipment and personal expense seem like obvious obstacles to a DIY approach. However, eating the same old steak day after day can get old. In my search for meat variety I took a serious look at how to process my own game, how much it costs and amount of effort it takes.
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• The Operation

  Contributed by jen on Feb 8,2011 - 03:02 pm 1816 reads
  

  Archery Deer Hunt Tar Hollow, Ohio
  
  By Linda Kistler Burch
  
  
  All was quiet as the final stages of the operation were nearing completion. The surgeon, a 30 plus year veteran, was asking for various tools and input from his team as he finished the task at hand. Blood was spattered everywhere but the patient thankfully was not conscious, a good thing since anesthetic was not available. As the final and exacting cuts were made, I reached out and put my hand in the body cavity, dipped it in the blood, and to his shock, proceeded to mark the doctor's face with it, one smear on each cheek.
  
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• Calling All Bucks

  Contributed by jen on Nov 30,2010 - 05:13 pm 2552 reads
  

  Proper Calling, Rattling, Scent Use and Scent Control for Fast Action
  Written by Chuck Smick
  
  The buck came in at a fast pace, looking for the two bucks fighting. I had just finished my rattling and calling sequence, when the deer came in. The deer hung up behind some heavy brush. A couple of grunts on the Knight and Hale 'Translator'? grunt call pulled the buck into an opening for a shot.
  
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• Bowhunting Eye Level Whitetails

  Contributed by jen on Nov 30,2010 - 04:46 pm 2412 reads
  

  HUNTING WITH TRADITIONAL METHODS AND TRADITIONAL TACKLE
  Written By Chuck Smick
  
  The doe froze when the other deer that she was with spooked slightly, as I prepared to take a shot at the big lead doe. She searched the area and spotted my frozen form. After a long stare-down, the big doe decided that she didn't like what she saw and blew out of bow range in a flash. Well, that's bowhunting eye level whitetails. I continued to still-hunt the area and saw the group of whitetails again, but these deer never presented another shot opportunity. I decided to hunt another area and moved on to scout this new area.
  
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• Big Game and Tough Broadheads

  Contributed by jen on Nov 30,2010 - 04:31 pm 3047 reads
  Broadheads

  Use the Right Broadhead for the Job
  Written By Chuck Smick
  I spotted the grizzled animal as it moved through the brush searching for a cool place to lie up during the hot day. When I moved to position myself for a clear shot with my longbow, the big wild boar busted out of the heavy brush and out of sight. Who said wild hogs don't have good eyesight; along with their great hearing and an incredible sense of smell. Hunting wild hogs is extremely challenging and exciting and they can be a dangerous critter to hunt occasionally. These animals can provide hunters with incredible off season hunting opportunities for bowhunters in at least 39 states. They also can provide successful hunters with some great eating on the barbeque during the summer months too.
  
  
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• Bears and Soap Operas

  Contributed by jen on Nov 27,2010 - 04:49 am 2555 reads
  

  Written By Jon Nystrom
  
  I got a call from a good friend Butch Hunter. It was a strange call. Not that I don't talk to Butch fairly often. We try to get together in the summer to catch a meal or two of fish. Butch sounded a little stressed. I asked him what was bothering him. Butch said I have too many bears on my property. I haven't seen a deer in weeks. I got this big bear maybe 500 pounds that watches tv everyday through my patio window.
  
  
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• Rather be Lucky than Good when Elk Hunting

  Contributed by jen on Nov 26,2010 - 05:13 pm 3099 reads
  

  I can't believe what just happened. Just 5 minutes ago I was snug in my sleeping bag dreaming of elk bugling and cows serenading love songs to a wanting bull. It all seemed so real and in fact it was.
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• Due Diligence

  Contributed by jen on Nov 17,2010 - 04:29 pm 1737 reads
  

  Written By Linda Kistler Burch, copyright October 2010
  
  I stood there in what should have been a Kodak moment: a brilliantly colored fall woods, the angled mid-day sun glinting through the trees, a walk in the woods for several hours, thanking God for strength and health and my many blessings and dragging a deer back to camp.
  
  
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