Whitetail
Whitetails 365: Maintaining Clover Food Plots
Whitetails 365: Maintaining Clover Food Plots By Jessica Graham From my hunting stand, I watched the 11-point buck bedded down in the clover field through my binoculars. Thanks to the establishment of clover on our small property, my husband and I were able to hold and attract neighboring deer to our place, and in this […]
READ MOREWhitetails 365: Please and Thank You
Whitetails 365: Please and Thank You By Noel Gandy I recently had a conversation with a good friend where he said he’d sure like to hunt a particular block of timber. I asked if he had sought permission to hunt said timber to which he replied, “No.” When I questioned as to why there was […]
READ MOREDid I Miss Him?
Did I Miss Him? By Bailey Dodd Most people might think that middle schoolers can’t or don’t learn from their mistakes. From my experience, there are many lessons to be learned from hunting. My name is Bailey Dodd. I’m a 13-year-old girl, in 8th grade. I have been hunting, trapping, and fishing with my Dad […]
READ MORE5 Tips for Planning a Top-Notch Food Plot
5 Tips for Planning a Top-Notch Food Plot By Jessica Graham Over the past decade, hunters across the state have keyed into one of the best ways to attract neighboring deer to their hunting location—food plots. Food plots require some planning and physical work to make them successful. Utilize these five tips while planning your […]
READ MORELeasing Hunting Rights Landlord or Tenant
Leasing Hunting Rights Landlord or Tenant By Dave Wessling Each year millions of people look to hunt and fish throughout the Midwest. Not all of them have free access to private land or public land and wish to pursue a lease on private land. That can work well for landowners as leasing property to individuals […]
READ MOREBowhunting 101
Bowhunting 101 By Ryan Graden So you’re wanting to give this a try? That’s great! You won’t regret it. However, I will issue the warning now. Be ready for a rollercoaster of emotions. Not to mention a commitment of time, money, and energy. Will it be worth it? YES! I’ve never met a person who […]
READ MORE50 Ways to Bide Time as an Offseason Hunter
50 Ways to Bide Time as an Offseason Hunter By Kent Boucher If you are like me your favorite hunting season is when you feel most alive. Calling upon skills you haven’t used for a year, clearing your schedule of nearly all other responsibilities and breaking the gaze into the digital abyss are just a […]
READ MOREPatience Paid Off!
Patience Paid Off! By Cassie Dean It was October 19th… I pulled up to the field late for an evening hunt. The beans were harvested, the wind was right and the deer were moving. I had been waiting all week for this hunt! I was thinking of all the bucks on my hit list: tall […]
READ MOREA Trip Down Memory Lane
A Trip Down Memory Lane By Steve Weisman In late September, my wife and I traveled to her hometown of Redfield, SD for her 50th year class reunion. The kids of ’69 were now in their late 60s, and as a friend of mine and I watched the Redfield homecoming parade, we cheered as the […]
READ MOREThe Warren Holder Buck
The Warren Holder Buck – I Won the Battle, but He Still Won the War! As told by Warren Holder The story of this deer begins in the summer of 2015. We had just acquired a new piece of property. As usual with any piece of ground we acquire we start by putting trail cameras […]
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