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TECOMATE WHITETAIL NATION TV Series - To Feature One...

January 6, 2020 – SAN ANTONIO, TX – Tecomate Whitetail Nation (TWN) first aired on Outdoor Channel in January 2011....

January 6, 2020 – SAN ANTONIO, TX – Tecomate Whitetail Nation (TWN) first aired on Outdoor Channel in January 2011. Since then, the series has informed and entertained viewers with exciting hunts across America for big whitetails and showcased the properties we hunt, the management strategies in place and the people behind the success. TWN’s overriding goal has always been to show viewers what’s possible with sound management and, hopefully, help them move a little closer to realizing the dream...

January 22, 2020 0 comments

Aging White-Tailed Deer on the Hoof - Part II

Last week we discussed the scientific approach of aging of deer on the hoof. This week we focus on characteristics...

Last week we discussed the scientific approach of aging of deer on the hoof. This week we focus on characteristics that will help you age deer in the field. The Best Characteristics For Aging Deer On The Hoof Are... Results of statistical tests indicated that the single best antler characteristic to use for aging bucks on the hoof was gross B&C score. Overall antler size is the best method for aging live bucks, contrary to what I was mistakenly told...

October 11, 2018 0 comments

Aging White-Tailed Deer on the Hoof - Part I

Have you ever wondered what characteristics are best for aging deer on the hoof? When I was growing up in...

Have you ever wondered what characteristics are best for aging deer on the hoof? When I was growing up in the Midwest, I was mistakenly told that the number of antler points also told you the buck’s age. If the buck was an 8-pointer for example, he was eight years old. Unfortunately, before I knew anything about aging deer on-the-hoof, I mistakenly killed a 13-point buck in Iowa that still had his milk teeth - he was only one-and-a-half years...

October 04, 2018 0 comments

“Nutrition”, Not Just For Deer

When it comes to hunting season, the topic of Nutrition comes up often. This shouldn’t just be about Whitetail Nutrition,...

When it comes to hunting season, the topic of Nutrition comes up often. This shouldn’t just be about Whitetail Nutrition, it should also be about how “you” as the hunter prepares and takes care of him or herself to get ready for the upcoming season.A little bit about me when it comes to this topic, is I’ve always kept my routine for staying in shape a yearlong program. The reason for this is, probably like most of you, when you...

December 14, 2017 0 comments

Top 10 Hunting Tips for Taking Kids Hunting

As a father of two young kids, 9 and 10, taking a child hunting is the most rewarding opportunities in...

As a father of two young kids, 9 and 10, taking a child hunting is the most rewarding opportunities in the field whether you fill the tag or not. I started my kids young into hunting and enjoying the outdoors. My son took his first deer when he was just 5 years old and my daughter took her first when she was 6 years old. My son converted from a 20 gauge youth slug shotgun to a Hoyt Rampage when...

November 27, 2017 1 comments

Practices for Herd Censusing

How do you go about censusing a herd? Game cameras strategically placed in high-use areas (best when used with feed...

How do you go about censusing a herd? Game cameras strategically placed in high-use areas (best when used with feed or bait) during the fall (preferably before the shooting starts) are invaluable censusing tools. Consistency of time and place brings best results.If possible, wait until the fawns are at least 4 months old so they are more likely to be traveling with their mother. The more pictures you have the more accurate your census. The idea is to determine the...

August 15, 2017 0 comments

Movement Management

Ever been in a treestand on a nice quite early morning? You can see the movement in the trees and...

Ever been in a treestand on a nice quite early morning? You can see the movement in the trees and you just know its that perfect time in the morning for the deer to start coming in. Just as the first deer comes to the clearing it happens….. you have to sneeze! Perhaps it’s a creeking sound from the treestand, or your arrow falls off the nock. It could be an abudance of things, but just when should you throw...

October 21, 2015 0 comments

Apache Springs Alarm Clocks

Occasionally a turkey hunt begins as a hopeful journey to an unfamiliar and exciting place. Then the hunt develops into...

Occasionally a turkey hunt begins as a hopeful journey to an unfamiliar and exciting place. Then the hunt develops into an event with so much fast paced action and success that it is never forgotten. The details are fondly relived often. The days during such an event pass like minutes. The stars, moon, sun, and the bead of the shotgun all properly align, and hence, big gobblers are felled, and the hunt is forever forged into memory. These special days...

April 08, 2015 0 comments

Selecting That First Bow

Times have sure changed from when I first started bow hunting. The equipment is better and the knowledge exchange is...

Times have sure changed from when I first started bow hunting. The equipment is better and the knowledge exchange is much better. There are so many ways now through social media that allows hunters instant information on what’s working and what’s not. Still today I prefer to test theories out myself only because equipment may work better for one person, but differently for others.My 11-year-old son, has had great exposure to the outdoors that recently he has truly come to...

December 24, 2014 0 comments

2014 Early Season Whitetail Adventures – Central Kan...

David Morris and I started off our 2014 seasons in Central Kansas in mid September, hunting big whitetails with outfitter...

David Morris and I started off our 2014 seasons in Central Kansas in mid September, hunting big whitetails with outfitter Larry Ellis of Extreme Wildlife Adventures. Our early season muzzleloader hunt with Larry was terrific! And it was capped off by David and me both taking great bucks on the next to the last day of the hunt with our Traditions Striker Fire 50 cal muzzleloader rifles. In addition Bubba Belk of Sheridan Montana took a true world class giant...

October 23, 2014 0 comments

Tecomate Crew Enjoying Big Antlered Success This Fall

By: Lynn Burkhead, OutdoorChannel.comIt's been quite the month of September for Team Tecomate, which is currently in the midst of...

By: Lynn Burkhead, OutdoorChannel.comIt's been quite the month of September for Team Tecomate, which is currently in the midst of a big antlered blitz across the Great Plains and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains as the crew films shows for a new season.Earlier in the month, Team Tecomate – Jordan Shipley, David Morris and others – notched a few deer tags with their muzzleloading smokepoles.Including one tag that was used on a world-class big buck bruiser, perhaps one of...

October 06, 2014 0 comments

Hunting’s End Zone Straight Ahead for ‘Bucks of Teco...

Hunting's End Zone Straight Ahead for ‘Bucks of Tecomate' Co-HostJordan Shipley is one of the fresh young faces of the...

Hunting's End Zone Straight Ahead for ‘Bucks of Tecomate' Co-HostJordan Shipley is one of the fresh young faces of the outdoors industry(Photos courtesy of Jordan Shipley)By: Lynn Burkhead, OutdoorChannel.comFor casual observers, those in the Cotton Bowl and college football fans watching on television, things didn't look good for Jordan Shipley and his University of Texas teammates on an October 2008 Saturday afternoon.Undefeated and ranked fifth in the nation, Shipley's Longhorns were already down by two scores to their arch rivals,...

July 10, 2014 0 comments

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