Hunting Tips

Things are heating up as we enter the last month of summer. Serious hunters don’t wait until the night before opening day to get ready for hunting season. We prep all year long!

Building your own ladder stand for deer hunting is an affordable and rewarding way to up your deer hunting game, but how can you get started?

Whitetails live and die by their nose, so it’s no wonder that deer are the olfactory champions of the woods. Hunters (human or otherwise) have been trying to beat their sense of smell with every method we can come up with, including staying downwind and practicing good scent control.

It's hot, humid, muggy, and overall nasty in July in a lot of places throughout the country, especially in the Midwest and in the South. So, what does this mean for us hunters?

Imagine going on a fishing trip with a buddy in the high country, then hiking a good few hours to a small stream. You're a fair way off the grid, and after finding a nice clearing to set up for a couple of nights, the first thing you see is half-burnt-out cans of beans in the ash and some glass beer bottles. 

Usually, around this time of year, I start getting antsy. I begin making plans for food plots, staring at maps for new areas to scout, and figuring out where I want to shuffle around my hunting stands. But this is also the time of year when daily high temperatures hovering near or over a hundred degrees are more common than not where I live.

Spend enough time in the woods, and you'll likely encounter the full range of creepy crawlies. While some are relatively harmless, others, like ticks, can pose serious health threats if not treated effectively.

Hunting and literature go hand in hand, as the landscapes, pursuits, lifestyles, and appreciation for the natural world of hunting have inspired some of the finest written words ever read. With so many tools and insights, we often forget that there's a lot of wisdom between the pages of the best hunting books on the shelf. 

Before you step foot on that new property for a hunt, you need to check a topographic map app. Let's talk about why.

How to set up a trail camera for hunting success is something that every hunter has found themselves stumped on at some point or another, whether you're a greenhorn to hunting in general or a veteran just now becoming interested in utilizing one.

June is typically regarded as the first month of summer, which means the fall hunting season is right around the corner and closer than you think. It's time for deer hunting off season prep!

Deer antlers are more than ornamental pieces you hang on the wall after a successful hunt. Each set of antlers tells a unique story, helping you better understand the conditioning and health of an individual deer. It's an astonishing biological process and incredible to witness out in the wild.