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Gundog Equipment and Accessories

Gundog Equipment and Accessories

Gundog Equipment and Accessories Take the title of this article with a grain of salt. Just because I’m about to share equipment and accessories that I believe are “must haves”, doesn’t mean you can’t be a responsible and productive gun dog owner if you don’t have most, if not all of them. I’m going to […]

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Prepping for All-Day November Bowhunting

Prepping for All-Day November Bowhunting

Prepping for All-Day November Bowhunting During the month of November, it’s a bowhunter’s dream along with all the prepping for all-day November bowhunting. This is the time of year we plan our vacations. The bucks are now throwing caution to the wind in pursuit of a hot doe. Not only are they throwing caution to […]

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Getting Guns Ready for Deer Season

Getting Guns Ready for Deer Season

Getting Guns Ready for Deer Season This time every year is one of my favorite times, time to get back to the shooting bench to either verify my gun is sighted in, or set up a new gun and optic for the coming season. After shooting, I’ll have the confidence that I’ll hit my mark […]

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Ice Fishing Must-haves

Ice Fishing Must-Haves

Ice Fishing Must-Haves What do you consider are some of the most essential ice fishing items needed for your fishing excursions? As you prepare for a day out on the ice or even a trip to an ice fishing destination, there are items on your packing list that, in all likelihood, are always on the […]

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Featured Story

10 Killer Big Buck Bow Hunting Ambushes

Why do top notch hunters shoot quality mature deer year after year? Sure they scout, don’t shoot young bucks, maintain their land, pay attention to the wind, plant food plots, are in big buck country, ect. Yes all of those and many more reasons can attribute to better chances of shooting bigger bucks consistently. However do you know the most important reason why people shoot big deer year after year? Because they place their stands in locations where big bucks like to frequent…it really is that simple. They are in the right place at the right time. You will never consistently shoot mature deer if you are not putting your tree stands in the proper locations.

Whitetails are creatures of habit and instinct, they do everything for a purpose and that is actually a good thing for us hunters. If we know what they like to do, what they don’t like to do, and how they navigate their day then we can key in on certain geographical locations on our properties and ambush an unsuspecting bruiser.

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