I met a guy who knew a guy, and that's how I secured permission on one of the best properties I know. But then the work began; to hunt it effectively, I had to learn the property and what the deer are doing on it. Approaching a new property can be a daunting task, particularly if it's a sizable … [Read more...]
Saving 8,000 starving deer in Colorado
February 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Wildlife officials and volunteers are launching the biggest feeding operation in 24 years to save 8,000 mule deer from starving in 4-foot snowdrifts near Gunnison. "The snow is deep and it's heavy, so it's taking an extraordinary amount of energy for the deer to get to food," said Joe … [Read more...]
8 Tips for Turkey Decoys
February 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
8 Tips for Turkey Decoys I once hunted in Alabama with a guide who called my decoys "rubber chickens." After a gobbler made a bee-line across an open field toward the jake I'd mounted on top of a hen, he may not have changed his mind, but at least he was more open to the idea of using decoys while … [Read more...]
The Perfect Set Up
February 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Perfect Set Up - Basic Guidelines for Setting Up on a Gobbler - -- by Rob Ramsdale -- Many times you will not have the opportunity to really scout an area before hunting there and instead you have to read an area based on what you can see directly around you. For example, you are hunting a … [Read more...]