“While most fights take place in fields being territory driven, bucks don’t always want to take part in fighting or come in to check out what’s going on in the open field or field edge…”
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“At the drop of a dime, it will seem like all the shooter bucks vanish for one to two weeks. This is when most hunters get discouraged and believe in this mystic “lull” period. Is it really a lull?…”
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“In this article I would like to cover something others have spoke on for years but many hunters either don’t believe it’s possible or chalk the behavior up to just some pre-rut activities…”
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"Every year bucks go through many transitional phases and shedding their velvet happened to be one of the most important..."
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"Many believe that’s it; the scrape is done. Well, I am here to tell you there are a few other things as a hunter, you should do and since no one in the industry is talking about this, I will..."
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"The pre-rut period sees bucks beginning to change their behavior, making them more elusive but still patterned enough for strategic hunting. Here’s an in-depth guide to hunting big bucks during this time..."
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"Years back at a dinner speaking engagement Charles Alsheimer said to us one important thing that resonated with me. It’s all about shot placement..."
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“Most hunters do the same thing every season and end up with mediocre results because the deer have actually patterned you year after year…”
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“We’ve turned March and the beginning of April into our get ready months. We are getting all the things done that we need to for the up and coming season. Most people would say why? There are many reasons, and I will outline some of my reasoning…”
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“Stop chasing him. Make him make a mistake. You know his routes and it’s only a matter of time, and if you stay at the one location he traverses the most, you’ll get him…”
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“CWD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy caused by prions that result in misshaped proteins that primarily affect the brain in cervid animal populations. The disease degenerates brain tissue and is 100% fatal…”
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“Over the thirty three years I have been in the field hunting and learning what deer do. I’ve spoken with hunters from all across the board; young ,old, short and tall farmers, professionals and even newbies. I always like to ask them their thoughts and ideas of what they believe the deer are doing…”
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“I find the winter is the best time to get a game plan going for the upcoming season. Here in the midwest, we’re under a blanket of snow and cold temps…”
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There are circumstances that you have to work with in order to accomplish the goals you have set for yourself. Not everyone gets dealt the same cards in the game…
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“We got in the truck and dad, as gently and nicely as he could being the rough kind of guy he was, told me that I should work on my lying if I'm gonna tell deer stories and explained why…”
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“Scientists believe this disease is spread through contact with contaminated body fluids, such as saliva, urine, and feces…”
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“If you hunt long enough, you’re going to hear about the October lull. It’s that mythical time that comes around mid-October where whitetail bucks are said to go into a movement slump…”
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“On a hot and miserable day, we may think about how nice it would feel to be sitting high in a tree on a cool October morning with a cold front moving through, waiting for a big 10 to come through our shooting lane…”
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“The game has mostly really realistic looking animals. As for how animals behave; that can be a totally different issue…”
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“This led to me finding 5 dead bucks and 3 dead does on my property. I didn't get to comb the whole property due to time restrictions, so I'm guessing there was more…”
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