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A License to Drive
Just as his father taught him 40 years ago, Tim Hooey is teaching his son to hunt. But sometimes it is not easy knowing what is perfectly good repetitive instruction and what is outright nagging. Sometimes Dad forgets that he was the same do-it-my-own-way kind of kid. Tim Hooey meticulously planned the opening-day hunt. It would be most productive to hunt from treestands in the morning, and to then set up a controlled deer drive for the afternoon. After all, Lou Haubner’s River Ridge Farms, where Tim is directing a deer management program, borders the Ohio River and holds a lot of whitetails - too many, Tim and Lou believe. On this hunt, their plan was to cull 15 does and take a mature buck, if one presented itself to the group of 15 hunters. Sean, Tim’s 14-year-old son, would be a member of the hunting party, so Tim was at his best, ensuring a safe and, from his point of view, enjoyable experience. He reminded the boy about gun safety, even though the sedate teenager had easily passed the Michigan hunter education course. “Only load after you get settled,” he reminded. “Keep the safety on and your finger away from the trigger until you have identified your target and are ready ...

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The Legend of Ol’ Pigeon Toe
His broad track was distinct, sinking all the way down to his dew claws in the red soil along Tallawackee Creek. His long toes splayed under his considerable weight and his right front hoof turned sharply inward, making his track quite recognizable. Thus th...

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Five Steps to Early Season Success
Most deer hunters regard the early season as that time of year to shoot does or scout for the buck they want to chase during the pre-rut and rut. Some don’t even bother to hunt because of the heat or insects. There is nothing you can do about the heat but d...

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The Waiting Game
When hunters go to Alberta to chase whitetails, they expect to be in for a good hunt. Tom Nitterour was no exception. Though he’d hunted with a rifle for 16 years, this was only his second year of bowhunting. Having yet to unleash an arrow at a deer, he hop...

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Whitetail Snap Decisions
Almost any other archer whose trail camera had snapped the photo of a gorgeous 13-point whitetail probably would have been tempted to head out after the animal immediately. Dan Urbas, however, stared at the buck’s 140-class rack, estimated his age at 3 1/2 ...

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Don’t Be a Stinker
Every hunter I know uses some type of scent-eliminating process to go undetected. There is something for every budget, including Scent-Lok garments, body sprays and antimicrobial undergarments. But many hunters don’t realize how the different products work ...

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Buckmasters Executive Editor

Ken Piper / Buckmasters Editor

Ken Piper

Buckmasters editor Ken Piper grew up hunting whitetails with his father, uncles and cousins on public land in Blair County, Pennsylvania. He earned a journalism degree from Penn State in 1987 and joined the Buckmasters team in 2000. "Thanks to Buckmasters, I’ve hunted some of the best places in the country, but I’ll never forget that public-land, blue-collar hunters are the heart of our sport," he says. "Hopefully we can all remember the simple joy of taking any deer and spending time with friends and family. That’s what I strive for in the pages of Buckmasters."

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