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Entries for October 2021
On the Edge
By Dana R. Rogers
Use observation stands to figure out deer movement before you move in for the kill. Maybe you lucked out and got permission to hunt a new piece of property shortly before hunting season, or perhaps you’re a do-it-yourselfer on a trip out of state. How can you get a quick read on a new property and give yourself a reasonable chance of filling ... READ MORE
Droopy, not Droppy
By Ed Waite
Sometimes Plan B works out even better than Plan A. At first glance, Joe Lacefield’s 2012 buck might appear to sport identical foot-long drop tines on a 4x4 mainframe. That’s exactly what Joe, a B&C measurer and wildlife biologist with the state of Kentucky, thought when he peered at the dying animal through his binoculars. Actually... READ MORE
No-Brainer
By Dale Weddle
A buck in the hand is worth two on the right. Because they had to work during opening weekend of Kentucky’s 2013 modern gun season, Leslie Hull and her boyfriend (now husband) Devin weren’t able to hunt until the following Tuesday, Nov. 12. That cold afternoon, the Maysville couple went to a Mason County farm about 2:00 and took up a po... READ MORE
Balance of the Sexes
By P.J. Reilly
Can you fix buck-doe ratios, and should you even if you could? The second day of Illinois’ 2010 firearms season was foggy and warm. I couldn’t see more than 10 yards through the pea soup, so I heard the little doe coming well before I saw her. It wasn’t her footsteps that caught my attention; it was her incessant bleating. She cam... READ MORE