Buckmasters Magazine

Entries for February 2018

Young Guns ... and Bows

Young Guns ... and Bows

By Mike Handley

Some hunters don’t wait very long to shoot their buck-of-a-lifetime. They can walk into a movie theater and watch “Bambi,” but they’re not old enough to pass through the turnstile for “The Deer Hunter.” Many couldn’t even see “Avatar” by themselves. Except for holidays, they can’t take vac... READ MORE

The Natural Advantage

The Natural Advantage

By Bob Humphrey

There’s a lot you can do besides plant food plots to improve a deer hunting property. I don’t own a lot of land, but it’s enough that there are places I might not set foot on for an entire season or two. It was one such corner that I happened into one warm, blustery November afternoon. With wind and temperatures being what they we... READ MORE

Management Myths

Management Myths

By David Hart

Don’t believe everything you hear about improving your whitetail herd. Deer hunters have become an educated group. Thanks largely to an insatiable appetite for knowledge about our favorite game animal, we know more about whitetail biology, behavior and management than any other generation. While many of the myths and misconceptions have been ... READ MORE

Tips and Tidbits

Tips and Tidbits

By Joe Blake

The writer shares a few tricks learned over his 30-plus years of bowhunting. The hunter’s moon was rising in the east, sending millions of light shimmers reflecting off the frost-covered grass along the edge of the meadow. The day was nearly done, and shooting light was fading fast on the last day before the opening of the 2007 Minnesota gun ... READ MORE

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