It’s Worth the Wait

It’s Worth the Wait

By: Marc Drewek

It has always been my passion to travel and hunt as many places for Whitetail deer as possible. While searching the internet in 2000, I came across an outfitter out of Fairfield, Iowa. At that time I had no idea what caliber deer were in that state, I always thought of Iowa as a place to hunt Ring-necked Pheasants. Continue Reading

Playing The Game

THE GAME OF INCHES

By: Patrick Kalmertondsc_0056-2

How many times have you heard the words “IF ONLY” or “A FEW MORE INCHES” come from the disgruntled sighs of a hunting companion? If only the buck would have… If only I would have… If only the wind wouldn’t have… The frustration continues, but there’s more to take away from these missed opportunities. Continue Reading

Big Buck Down!

A Hunt To Remember!

By: Joe Jankowski

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I slow my breath and concentrate so intensely as to see the individual hairs behind the shoulder of the animal.  My crosshairs settling in as I hold…one more easy exhale…The unknowing squirrel scurries across the branch and launches itself to the next oak.  I slowly hang my rifle back onto the holder and I ease myself back down onto the seat of my stand and finish the last couple bites of my lunch. Continue Reading

Big Bucks At Deer Camp

A Deer Camp Runs Through It

By: Chad Casonhunting-season-2012-030rev

It is Thanksgiving Morning, in the middle of Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer season, and I am sitting in a two-seater tree stand with my twelve year-old son, Zach.  It is four degrees above zero.  It is snowing and there is a stiff twenty mile per hour wind blowing out of the northeast.  Factoring in the wind chill, the temperature is minus…………well, too freaking cold to be sitting in a tree stand.  Still, there is no place I would rather be right now. Continue Reading

Potential WI State Record Buck Falls to Bow Hunter

Potential Wisconsin State-Record Non-Typical Buck Shot

Wi State Record Non-Typical

Whale Tales Archery posted this photo of a potential Wisconsin State-record Buck taken by a bow hunter

A Wisconsin bowhunter recently shot what could be the next potential Wisconsin State Record Non-Typical buck. Whale Tales Archery’s website posted a photo on their website with the caption, “Potential New Wisconsin State Non-Typical Archery Record. Congrats Jim!” Continue Reading

Early Season Bow Hunt Success: Find Water

Early Season Bow Hunting Tips

Early Bow Hunt

The Key to Early Season Bow Hunting Success Is to Find Water

Bow seasons are upon us and all across the United States and Canada hunters are out in tree stands, in box blinds and stalking through rough terrain to kill big bucks. Continue Reading

Set Trail Cameras Without Busting Your Season

How to Set Summer Scouting Camera Sets

Velvet Buck Trail Camera

Scout better with these scouting camera tips

Deer season is fast approaching and if you haven’t already pinned down those bucks that you’re after, I’m sure that you’ve put out cameras for them. Trail or scouting cameras have made scouting easier and quicker than ever before, but they’ve also let hunters become lazy and can blow your season. Big bucks don’t tolerate pressure, so make sure that you set your cameras the right way so that you don’t bust your season. Continue Reading