Mature Buck Strategies
Mature Buck StrategiesStaying Warm in the Deer Stand
In the fall of 2003 my lease partner Tim and I set out on our annual WI pre-rut hunt. A cold front was in the forecast for the first four days of November and although we had a couple of tubs of clothes each we just didnt anticipate how COLD the cold front was actually going to be.
Mature Buck StrategiesPublic Land Gun Season Opener
Are you hunting a public land gun season opener somewhere this year? Although this tactic works great on private land as well, Id like to teach you how to take advantage of a public land deer drive!
Mature Buck StrategiesWhitetail Cold Front Hunting Strategies
The only light in the woods was coming from the end of my small flashlight. When the light was off, it was black. When the light was on, the emptiness of the faint sliver of light cutting through the sub-freezing Northern Michigan swamp was comforting only because of the knowledge of a backup flashlight and bulb in my daypack.
Mature Buck StrategiesOpening Day Gun Season Strategies
I love to bowhunt, which is definitely my passion over hunting with a gun. However, I love to hunt with a gun too! The tradition of opening day, the shear # of hunters that come out of the woodwork and the level of hunting excitement is hard to beat.
Mature Buck StrategiesWhitetail Rut Weather Guide
For the past few years I have released my whitetail rut weather guides because I have been relying exclusively on the weather to predict my hunting efforts for over 2 decades! Why? Because over many years "weather" has proven to me, to be the #1 influence of daily deer movements during the rut.
Mature Buck StrategiesWhen Should I Use Calling Techniques For Bucks?
In 2000 I was looking for a decent buck in MI's heavily hunted Upper Peninsula region. The cover was thick, the number of bait piles in the area out numbered the deer herd, and the buck age structure was very young.
Mature Buck StrategiesWhitetail Rut Morning Treestand Access Guide
When do you access your treestand in the morning? Are you a 2 hour before daybreak kind of hunter? What about right at the last minute...or even, later after mis-setting the alarm?
Mature Buck StrategiesFour Weekend Whitetail Rut Guide
Although chasing whitetails, writing about whitetails and touring the North 1/2 of the country for whitetails has been my full time career for years, I still have to be efficient with my time! What about you?
Mature Buck StrategiesSmall Parcel Mature Buck Hunting Myths
These 2 common hunting techniques most surely have their place, right? However I believe these tactics should be used much less than commonly practiced, if your desire is to consistently harvest mature bucks, to preserve your land, and to promote a quality herd on your small parcel.
Mature Buck StrategiesWhat is a Trophy Whitetail Hunter?
To break from the typical mature buck habitat and hunting strategy discussion, what exactly is a trophy whitetail hunter? I personally have my own set of standards I will share in the conclusion, but what are your own trophy standards?
Mature Buck StrategiesSpook Proof Deer Stand Rotation Guide
How many stand locations do you have set on the land that you hunt? Over the years I have had over 30 tree stands on 1 parcel of land, and right now I have 7 stands, on the 30 acres of cover that I am hunting (1 is purely for gun).
Mature Buck StrategiesImmediate Whitetail Cold Front Hunting Guide
As falling temps and snow are making their way across the Midwest, don't miss out on this outstanding whitetail cold front hunting opportunity. Deer are rhythmic pattern feeders, feeding 5Xs in a 24 hour period.