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It was the day before the antelope hunt was to begin. The ranch on which this incident took place is one of the finest places to hunt for B&C caliber bucks in the United States that I know. With close...

It was a hot day in mid-August when a group of friends were out in the deer woods taking down treestands. They were moving stands off of one lease and taking them to their new lease. The group of four...

Remaining unnoticed by your prey is the obvious key to success in hunting. While advances in technology for hunting products have made astounding leaps forward in helping hunters to go unnoticed while hunting, once a rifle is fired, the quiet...

Nearly 25 years ago I departed the South Texas Brush Country for the first time in a Continental Airlines jet bound for Florida. It was mid-December of 1987. My first hunting adventure in the Golden Triangle of South Texas had...

In fading light and during the closing hour of Montana’s 2012 Spring Black Bear Season, David Morris whispered, “Can you take him from here?” It was now or never. At 125 yards the mature burgundy black boar was walking broadside,...

Would you like to know how many deer live on the property that you hunt or own? Deer biologists and managers have been surveying deer herds since the 1930's. The methods used to survey deer have changed and improved a...

Losing your hunting dog is never easy. However, when your “best friend” dies unexpectedly in the line of duty, it is an especially tough “pill to swallow.” Such was the case when my black Labrador named “Arty” died this past...

The Sunshine State is not regarded as a mecca for trophy whitetails. Gorgeous beaches, sun, and sand are far more common here. Handsome mature trophy whitetail bucks are more often a dream rather than reality to most hunters in Florida....

For Our 2012 "50 Consecutive Shot Test" We Used A Traditions VORTEKThere are actually 51 shots on the above target. The lowest hit on the target was with a round I loaded almost a week earlier, and which I had...

After hunting our way through the Heart Land it was finally time for the South Texas Brush Country. The Texas 2011 deer season marked 25 straight seasons for me of hunting the famed Golden Triangle area of South Texas. My...

Mississippi State University “Who’s Breeding Whom” StudyDrs. Randy DeYoung and Stephen Demarais examined buck breeding success in three separate deer populations in three different states. All three deer populations were managed differently in order to achieve different goals. Combined, these...

How many times have you heard an old timer say, “The biggest bucks do the most breeding”? They usually follow with the statement, “It’s nature’s way to insure the fittest survive.” Although the above may be true for some deer...

High Natural MortalityIs killing all spikes that bad, even if it represents an average of 40 percent, and as much as 63 percent of the bucks in that age class during any given year? It very well could be because...

February and March are very exciting times in the Midwest if you are a land manager or just an avid deer hunter. The popularity of “Shed Hunting” has become a whole new avenue of educating and strategy. Just like when...

Have you ever had that trophy of a lifetime show up in your sights, but he’s just too far away for you to shoot? Hunters looking for an affordable scope with long-range capabilities don’t have to look any longer. Leupold...

By Gaines SladeFeral hogs are a hot topic these days among hunters, landowners, and biologists alike. Main stream media has jumped on the trend with documentaries profiling Hogzillas and reality shows depicting all types of hog control specialists. Current hype...

All Terrain Bridge, a division of New South Equipment Mats, has teamed up with Tecomate Whitetail Nation as a new sponsor for our 2012 season of Tecomate Whitetail Nation on the Outdoor Channel.Constructed of Emtek®, a select southern hardwood laminate...

We were 40-50 yards along the buck’s escape route when we found the first signs of blood and a bone chip that we both identified as a one-inch section of rib. This was a good sign and our confidence rose...

As mentioned during Part I, the 2003 buck capture ended without us capturing the Huisache Buck. To make matters worse, none of the other guides had even caught glimpses of the wary buck during the first 11 weeks of the...

Wham! I hit the shed antlers together as hard as I could and then quickly pulled them apart. Again, I slammed the antlers together with all of my force. This time I kept the antlers entwined and twisted the tines...

Far and away the best time to rattle is during the rut peak - if you are interested in rattling in high numbers of bucks. Often when rattling during the rut peak more than one buck will respond at a...