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Brett Bueltel

SELFILMED 101 – Part 1 – Camera Selection

Without a doubt, the most important piece of equipment you’ll need to film your hunts is a video camera.  It can be a daunting task to select the perfect camera for hunting given the number of cameras available and the wide range of features they come equipped with.  However, there

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Brett Bueltel

SELFILMED 101 – Introduction – How to Self Film Hunts

Introduction – Self Film Hunts Welcome to SELFILMED 101, a mini series of articles designed to help you learn how to self film your hunts and take your self-filming experience to the next level.  The art of self-filming is very different from running a camera as a dedicated camera man for

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Rich Peace

2017 Indiana Doe – A Tough Recovery

The high temperatures so far this season has made it less than enjoyable to be in a tree, and makes it difficult to get setup without breaking into a sweat.  As a result, several of my early season hunts came to a sudden close due to deer catching my wind. 

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Calvin Bueltel

Lighted Nocks – a Small Accessory with a HUGE Impact

Over the past several years, many state wildlife management agencies have realized there are many benefits that lighted nocks provide to a hunter’s game retrieval success rate. Since they do not directly increase the hunter’s chances of successfully harvesting their quarry, they seem to be more frequently accepted by authorities

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Rich Peace

Vortex Ranger 1000 Review

A few weeks back I began making preparations for the 2017 deer season.  As I started to organize my gear, I realized I had not seen my range finder all summer.  In fact, I could not remember having my range finder since that eventful turkey hunt I had on the

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Rich Peace

Firenock Titanium Bolt Kit Review

Hunting has always held a special place in my heart, and it is a big part of who I am today.  While I love hunting simply for what it is, I have to admit that a growing interest in modern gear has taken my passion for hunting to a whole

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Brett Bueltel

2017 Covert Code Black 12.1 and App Review

If you have read my previous article on wireless trail cameras (Link Here), you’ll know I’m a huge advocate for them.  This year I got my hands on the 2017 version of Covert’s most popular wireless camera model, the Code Black 12.1. From the outside, this camera looks almost exactly identical

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Rich Peace

Treestand Safety Tips

As fall quickly approaches, most, if not all of us are dreaming of killing that big buck we’ve been chasing.  Some of us will be successful, most will not.  In fact, statistics show, we are more likely to experience a fall from a treestand in our lifetime than we are

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Rich Peace

2017 Ohio Turkey – Hunting the Roost

After having success at Dad’s farm in Indiana on April 28th, I was eager to get home and see if I could end my Ohio Turkey drought. It had been 3 years since I had last tagged a bird in my home state, and I had no intention of going another year without

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