Category Tips & Techniques

Scent Control Made Easy?

By: Jeff Davis (Whitetails Unlimited) There is a lot about deer hunting that I don’t understand. That statement may actually be a little harsh, because some of those things I actually may understand, but for a variety of reasons, I…

Sighting In – An Ethical Hunters Responsibility

By: David Selman It is an ethical responsibility to sight-in your deer rifle before you go hunting. You owe it to the deer to make certain your rifle shoots where you point it ― even if you just bought it.…

Tips for Tracking a Wounded Deer

By: Michelle Harolds You’ve been sitting in your blind all morning ― or all day ― just waiting for that perfect deer, and when it does you sometimes don’t make the perfect shot from being over-excited or nervous about making…

Optimal Tree Stand Placement During Every Deer Rut Phase

Sometimes it’s easy. For example, an Oklahoma high-school teacher whose early morning commute took him past a farm he had permission to hunt, one morning several years ago glanced over and there it was — the buck of his dreams.…

Tips To Ensure Your Tree Stand is as Safe as Possible

It was the opener of the 2007 Iowa shotgun season, early December, and a front blew through the night before. In fact, at 6 a.m. it was still dumping sleet and snow on our little piece of south-central Iowa heaven.…