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by Samantha DavisPhilippians 4:7 – … and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.Have you ever tried to describe hunting to a non-hunter? If you are an avid outdoorsperson,...

Jonah 1:1-2 & 3:1-2: “Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah… saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.” “And the word of the LORD came...

Joshua 24:15: “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve…but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”Manitoba, my first hunt ever in Canada. A friend...

John 16:33: …In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”As cohost of The Bucks of Tecomate, I go on lots of hunts every year. It’s always amazed me how success can vary so much...

Matthew 16:21…Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.Years ago, I hunted Dall...

Psalms 139: 13 For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…As a biologist, I am fascinated by the glimpses of God’s...

by Jordan ShipleyPsalm 18:32-3532 It is God who arms me with strengthand keeps my way secure.33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;He causes me to stand on the heights.34 He trains my hands for battle;my arms...

James 4:14 – “Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.”As a TV show host, I am privileged to hunt a...

Here in Mississippi turkey season has just opened. This is my favorite time of the year and you can bet that I will be wide open chasing turkeys till the season ends. However, no matter what game animal you enjoy...

Colossians 1:17: “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”Daylight was still an hour away. The air was cold and clear and the stars were shining brightly. They’re going to come to horns this morning, I...

John 15:15: “No longer do I call you slaves…I have called you friends…”The call came too late at night. I knew before answering that bad news awaited. A somber voice confirmed my fears, “David, I have sad news. Carroll passed...

Romans 8:34: “Christ Jesus…who is at the right hand of God…intercedes for us.”Imagine this: You are a deer hunter sitting in front of the gate to a huge, famous ranch loaded with giant bucks. You want to enter and hunt...

John 4:14: “ …whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”Funny the impact a...

Matthew 19:26 But Jesus… said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.As a wildlife biologist working across the nation, I am amazed by the quality of deer being produced with sound management practices...

Ephesians 4:26: Be angry, yet do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your anger.Shooting a TV show on hunting mature whitetails is fraught with problems. Big bucks are hard enough to hunt when it’s just you...

Matt. 16:13-15 … (Jesus asks) His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” He said to...

Genesis 3:23… “therefore the LORD God sent him (Adam) out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.”From the popularity of game management today, it’s obvious that we hunters have an innate desire to...

Romans 3:23: “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…”I was sitting 20 feet above the frozen Saskatchewan ground shivering uncontrollably in a porcelain-coated cast iron bathtub (yea, bathtub and surely the coldest stand in history)...

2 Corinthians 6:2 – “Behold, now is “THE ACCEPTABLE TIME,” behold, now is “THE DAY OF SALVATION”…As a serious trophy hunter, I have a rule – take the FIRST good shot you get on a trophy buck because you never...

Luke 2:11: …”today…there has been born to you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”Sitting on a deer stand allows a fellow time to think about the privilege of enjoying God’s Creation and the animals He has given us stewardship...

Here at Tecomate we have always stressed the importance in year round nutrition for your deer herd. The biology is simple, the more nutrition a buck gets, the chances are greater in that buck reaching his full genetic potential. I...