Killing a mature whitetail is no easy task. As they grow past their adolescent years, reaching 4, 5, even 6 years old, it seems as if a whitetail’s senses become so heightened that they almost develop the ability to detect a hunter the minute they walk into the woods. Yet,
Over the years I have fine-tuned how I scout a new property, however, my basic approach has always remained the same: Step 1 – Determine Property Boundaries Step 2 – Research the Terrain and Walk the Property Step 3 – Scout Specific Terrain Features for Sign Step 4 – Hang
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
It was Friday, April 28th. My wife and I had just made it back from our last vacation as a family of two a couple of days prior, and the Ohio turkey season was already underway. My wife was, at the time, 33 weeks pregnant with our first child, and I
These days it is hard to make a trip to your local sporting good store without at least passing by a whole display of brand new trail cameras. There are white flash, infrared, black flash, camouflage cams, brown cams, you name it. The field is constantly changing with cameras getting less expensive, much
One of the biggest selling points of the Stic-N-Pic Trail Camera Mounting System is the versatility of their mounts. Whether you choose one of their two ground based mounts (original or mini), or one of their three tree mounts (mini, screw in, or strap on), you are sure to find
After having a successful weekend hunting down in North Carolina, it was time to head back home to Ohio to prepare for the opener of the 2016 turkey season. I had been running several trail cameras on the property I hunt, and had started moving my Covert Code Black camera
It had been a couple of years since I had made the trip back to North Carolina to hunt. To say I was a little excited when I got the call from my good friend Forrest to come on down and spend the weekend chasing gobblers would be an understatement.
As mother nature slowly but surely loosens its grip on us here in the Midwest, there is no better time to be out scouting for whitetails to help increase your odds of success this coming fall. I’ve found some of the best times to be out scouting begins immediately after
It’s hard to believe it has now been over a month since my first archery elk hunt. The vast expanses of the back country, untamed wilderness, and of course, the sounds of bugling bulls. I periodically catch myself daydreaming of sitting on top of a ridge glassing for another bull. I
If you’ve spent time in your local Cabela’s, Bass Pro Shop, or any other local favorite sporting good store looking at optics under the glass counters, you know there can be a wide array of options and with that a wide array of prices. There’s an old saying when picking
One of the largest debates among bowhunters today is broadheads. With a growing number of broadhead manufacturers in the outdoor industry always changing and adding products to better suit each individual hunting situation, it can be overwhelming choosing the best broadhead to suit your needs. With the spring turkey season behind
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