4 Terrain Features That Help Fill Deer Tags

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When hunting large tracts of land — whether it be public land like a National Forest or a large private tract that you lease — it’s important to be able to pinpoint locations that hold your best odds for deer hunting success before you ever step foot on the property to scout. This will help …

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Fix That Trail-Camera With Rice

| By John Hammer
There’s a new trick I’ve found to “rescue” a trail-camera that has picked up moisture. You may already be aware of this, but I wasn’t until some dummy (me) was in a rush while swapping SD cards and left the door open on two cameras. The cameras were left with their access doors open for 11 …

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What I Learned From My First Season Saddle Hunting

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Unless you’ve been unplugged from the online hunting community for the last few years, you’ve probably heard the buzz about saddle hunting. You may have even given it a try. While using a tree saddle to hunt deer is certainly not a new idea, it’s one that has exploded in popularity recently, particularly among public …

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Shut Your Venison Hole, You’re Spooking Deer

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As hunters, we think and talk and worry a lot about deer predators, but new evidence suggests the predators deer fear most are – us.  They should. In the 2020 season, human hunters killed 6.3 million whitetails in the United States. No four-legged predator, certainly not coyotes, comes close to being as big an actual …

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You’re Managing Deer Sanctuaries All Wrong

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This summer I was visiting a client, and we approached the northeast corner of his property. It was a gently sloping hillside comprised of mostly red cedar trees with invasive plants like bush honeysuckle and autumn olive intermixed, leveling out into one of his many food plots.  “The land agent suggested I make this a …

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