Habitat How To’s from KDFWR Here’s a link to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources site. Check out the PDF on Mineral Licks. It’s what I use as a guide. The biologist that writes a lot of these grew-up just up the road from me, and his father … Continue reading →
The question over at KentuckyHunting.net was this: How many of you deer hunters will get a xbow if they extend the xbow season for the full bow season? Just wondering if it would change anyones mind. A yes or no will do…no bashing please. Funny you ask that question. I’ve … Continue reading →
Overall the Whitetail is not that hard to kill. Just about anything you put into it is going to get good results. 30-06 is probably the best general-purpose round out there. On deer at normal deer ranges, it is probably a bit of overkill, but that’s okay– I’ll take overkill … Continue reading →
I found this tucked away today in a discussion of head shots pro and con from the 24HourCampfire.com . To be exact: #205865 – 11/10/03 10:03 AM I had an opportunity this weekend to seriously consider the issue of head shots: bagged two deer in two days. Both presented broadside … Continue reading →
Fitness is important, but so is acc. . . . accclim. . . being acclimatized– maybe just as much. Pushing a pencil in an office and working out in a gym does not prepare your body for hunting conditions. If you haven’t been outside in a while or you are … Continue reading →
I remember writing on here not too long ago about the efficacy of food plots. Part of it I still agree with, but I good part of it I want to repent. Let me just lay this out straight for you. First off, we acquired our farm in 2001. In … Continue reading →
NOTE:Â 28 February, 2018Â I have written an update to this topic: Cheap Deer Rifles — Redux Archer_Nut on Deer & Deer Hunting says: [I] need a good [starter] deer rifle that is accurate and powerful, but at the same time inexpensive. The thing of it is that whitetail … Continue reading →
I’m currently agonizing over when to start pulling my bow this year. Last year, I started pulling it in July– about normal for me. After a few arrows, I noticed a twinge in my shoulder and put the bow down. I was just shy of 49, and I’m entering that … Continue reading →
From the Deer and Deer Hunter Forum: The thing you have to remember is this: just because a deer makes that vocalization, it may not be the best call to make. The buck growl is just a very aggressive grunt. Somebody popularized the term “growl” a few years ago, but … Continue reading →
I hunt in my own backyard. Granted, it’s 200 acres, but it still is a lot different from the days of traveling 3 hours to get there and another hour to walk in the way I used to. The contents of my pack have changed over the years, but not … Continue reading →
One of the things that is usually a sure tip that the deer hunter you are talking to is a newbie or a poser is when he gets to talking about distance. A few years ago, I had a guy come up from Georgia to help with an install here … Continue reading →
I received a promotional copy of Whitetail Advantage: Understand Deer Behavior for Hunting Success by Dr. David Samuel and Robert Zaiglin for review yesterday. I have been digging through it, and I must say that the world has come a long way. Upon my shelf is over a quarter century’s … Continue reading →
From the 24hourcampfire.com Shamanic Gum The peace of the early morning Campfire was suddenly destroyed as the shaman came roaring in. “Everybody!” he exclaimed. “I’ve found it.” “It wasn’t me!” said another. “I made it to the bushes last night. Honest!” “I’ve got the answer!” said the shaman. “The answer … Continue reading →
