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Despite lots of gobbling the eastern gobblers of Central Kentucky proved to be invincible for me on opening weekend this spring. I enjoyed 3 days of chasing these big birds in the hills, hardwoods, and river bottoms of the Blue...

It was revenge of the Rio`s for me this past weekend at Bill Carter's extraordinary Apache Springs Ranch. Scores of Bill`s old devious gobblers did their level best to frustrate me during my 48 hour visit to this gobbler hunter`s...

Oak Hammocks, Orange Groves, and Osceola Gobblers!!For several years the elusive Osceola sub-species of wild turkey has been the only bird holding me back from completing my Slam. The Grand Slam of wild turkeys consists of harvesting the four sub-species...

You don't know how happy I am to present this report. Gobbling action was strong Saturday morning in a Central Florida near the tree where I sat. I heard 3 different gobblers all of which were very vocal and all...

Dr. Ed Nighbert took a great old 10 point that was in hot pursuit of a doe late on Saturday afternoon in Eastern Montana. During the week that Ed and I spent hunting the river bottoms rut activity appeared to...

It's been a terrific first two days hunting in Eastern Montana with Bill Perkins of Perkins Outfitting out of Miles City Montana. And the bucks here are off and running. Dr. Ed Nighbert and I are sharing camp for four...

"Bowhunting this morning on some TX finest open range whitetail turf. 77 degrees, humid, wind steady out of the south. Exciting!First cold front of the year to pass thru midday. Temps should be down in the 50's tonight, wind shift...

After 5 days of rough hunting in Wyoming. David Morris was finally had some luck! Posted by Tecomate Wildlife Systems

In South Texas last week I observed only limited rut activity. Small bucks were occasionally observed sparring. Only a few mature bucks were seen pursuing does during six full days hunting. I've heard reports all over the brush country from...

As I have said many times in the past the Mississippi Rut is the craziest in the country. This year being no different. For the extreme northern parts of the state the peak rut period has already pasted, along with...

This week in South Texas we have been treated to rare winter-like conditions that are mostly reserved for later in the season. Deep South Texas has been blessed with a tremendous amount of steady light to moderate rain over the...

Mississippi bucks are starting to feel their oats a little. I saw several rubs and a few scrapes this weekend. However, with the rut over a month away, most bucks are focusing primarily in packing on the weight. With the...

We’ve received our first blast of cooler air this last week. The patterns are starting to change and shape up as we get within 4 weeks of Rut taking full force.This last week I’ve seen several younger bucks start sparing....

Saw and filmed some fantastic bucks, two over 170. Amazing country. No cell service! Posted by Jason Snavely

Just landed in Billings, MT and loading up our gear in the truck. Eastern Montana early season bowhunt centered around the food sources is about to begin! 3 hour drive to the Powder River. Temperature is 76 degrees and the...

It’s October in DixieFor those of us in the southeast and in many areas of the country bow season has opened and hunting is in full swing. I have read some great hunting reports throughout the country from fellow bow...

First week of September in Alabama has always been a special time of the year.First, it marks an “official” opening of hunting season in many states, including the Yellowhammer state. Dove season gives us the perfect opportunity to take younger...

Day 1: Morning HuntVideographer Matthew Carman and I arrived at the LBV Ranch headquarters yesterday in preparation for our Bucks of Tecomate hunt that started this morning. The 14,500-acre LBV Ranch is in Webb County, about 30 miles from the...

12/27/2011Can you imagine a more barren place to hunt whitetails than the plains of Eastern Colorado? I could not. Not until David Morris and I arrived in the Sand Hills of Nebraska this past season with expert Tecomate Videographer Matthew...

Dec. 1-4, 2011, Sandhills of Nebraska: The Bucks of Tecomate TV HuntA stranger place to hunt whitetails I’ve never seen. But they are there … in a place with virtually NO trees, only grass. And, right alongside them you can find their...

This storybook hunt begins on a mystical foggy morning in the hardwood bottoms and pine hills of Central Mississippi. As nine-year-old Chase and I climbed into our box blind, or what we Mississippi folk call a shooting house, daylight had...