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Entries for June 2020
A Year to Remember
By Art Benton
Departed friends and a big buck made 2011 something special. Last year was really different at our hunting camp in Brooksville, Fla. We had gathered as usual, but one of our hunting buddies had passed away, and we had lost two more during the season. Let’s just say we all did some serious reflecting while passing the time on stand. Despite ou... READ MORE
Pressured Bucks
By Steve Bartylla
How to score on ultra-smart, ultra-wary whitetails. It had already been a long day. I’d showered, crossed two swamps, stripped, bathed in Scent Killer and gotten dressed twice — and it was still an hour before first light. Shortly after settling in, I heard the buck coming. At most, it was 60 yards away behind a clump of brush near seve... READ MORE
A Giant Little Buck
By Matt Little
Spending time with dad is great, but shooting a giant buck makes it even better. During the 2011 Ohio youth hunt, my daughter Chelsey told me the same thing she had the two previous years: “Dad, I don’t care if we even see anything. I just love spending this time with you.” The previous year, we had been sitting in the blind drink... READ MORE
Judgment Day
By Bob Humphrey
How to assess bucks on the hoof to manage deer and avoid fines. Boredom, fatigue, lack of sleep from two days of travel and the agonizing cold of northern Saskatchewan were taking a toll. I’d been staring at the same empty spot of woods for several hours with little to show for my mostly mental effort. I lowered my chin and closed my eyes, ju... READ MORE
Is the Rut Overrated?
By David Hart
Is the rut really the slam dunk so many of us assume it is? Just how popular is the rut? Ask any deer hunter and he’ll insist it’s the best time to tag a trophy-class buck. We plan our vacations around it, and we anticipate it the way a child counts down the days to Christmas morning. Even outfitters charge a premium for that mythical p... READ MORE