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Brett Bueltel

Wireless Trail Cameras: Changing the Hunting Industry

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

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October 11, 2014 – Indiana Doe

Last year, for the first time in over 15 years, I had failed to fill a single deer tag.  A week-long trip to Pike County Illinois as well as several weekend hunts in Ohio and Indiana yielded very few deer sightings.  By the time mid December rolled around, I had

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Brett Bueltel

2014 Turkey Season Recap – Brett Bueltel

You know what they say, “all good things must come to an end.”  As spring turns into the beginnings of summer I sit back and reflect on what a great turkey season I had again this year.  Did I kill a record turkey this year?  No.  Was I able to

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Sitka Gear – Keeping Hidden and Comfortable

Whether I am guiding clients or hunting for myself, the only clothing line I and my SELFILMED teammates trust is Sitka Gear. From early season antelope when it’s hot to late season deer in sub-zero temperatures, sitting in the stand or crawling on a stalk, Sitka has the latest and

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“Winterizing” your Huntmore 360

If you have spent any amount of time in the stand on a cold and frigid morning, you already know how everything seems to squeak, creak, or rattle at some point.  A misstep on your stand, a small shift in weight on your Huntmore chair, or even your jacket brushing

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First Trip to Buffalo County

As the sun came up on the morning of October 27th, 2013 a dream became a reality and I found myself sitting 25’ up in a tree in the hills of Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Every bowhunter knows of the legendary tells and bucks that Buffalo County has produced over the

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Utilizing Aerial Photos and Topography Maps : Part Two of Two

Part Two: Topography Maps  Aerial Photos are great for visually seeing what the habitat and surrounds look like on a new piece of ground your are thinking about hunting. But when it comes to finding those key terrain features that whitetails tend to travel, Topography maps are the answer. We will cover

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Utilizing Aerial Photos and Topography Maps : Part One of Two

Let’s discuss two of the most effective tools that most whitetail hunters overlook or disregard… Aerial Photos and Topography (Topo) Maps and what to look for in each. These two tools (Aerial/Topo Map) can and will become your top two weapons in your arsenal for hunting whitetails in the future.

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Fuel for the Fire

Traveled from my home state of  North Carolina up to our SE Ohio hunting lease this past weekend (July 28, 2012) with my dad, to hang a few trail cameras and respray some fields and paths that had been done back in late April and try to do some late afternoon buck

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