Deer Hunting
How to score a transition buck this hunting season
Find secondary food sources after summer groceries have been depleted and you could score on a pre-rut buck. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
My approach to camera surveillance
Comparing where we are these days regarding surveillance of whitetail deer with where things were back 15 to 20 years ago is somewhat like comparing a WWI biplane to a modern fighter jet.
Deer Hunting
Eat: Stoke your morning burner
Why is it that deer hunters tend to break all the rational rules about eating right during the hunting season? Everybody knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, yet deer hunters seem to forget that. […]
Deer Hunting
Beat the wind to buck the cold
In the modern era of deer hunting, there is no reason why being unprepared for the elements — such as wind or extreme cold, even in combination — should cost a hunter time in the stand. […]
Deer Hunting
Expert tips for basic bowhunting prep
Garlandville’s Josh McCullough is a veteran of many archery seasons, and he’s harvested some trophy bucks in areas where few are found.
And he’s learned a few things in the process. […]
Deer Hunting
Sight-in your rifle the easy way before hunting
Properly sighting-in your rifle scope can be the difference between meat in the freezer and going home empty-handed this hunting season. […]
Deer Hunting
How to quick-tune your bow for hunting
If you’ve practiced with your bow for the past few weeks and still missed the shot at an opening-morning deer that stepped out just past your 30-yard confidence line, you could be tempted to just shrug it off. […]
Deer of the Year
Dulaney credits management for Delta trophy
Marc Dulaney’s buck, killed with a crossbow on the second day of the archery season, was one of those rare ones where the story behind its growth far exceeds that of the kill scene. […]
Deer of the Year
Madison County gives up 155-inch buck
Gerald Moore of Madison will turn 70 years old on Oct. 17. But he received an early birthday present when he shot a 155-inch buck Saturday afternoon. […]
Deer Hunting
Have dogs, will blood trail
Thomas Garland of Crystal Springs and Greg Ferrell and John Ainsworth of Hazlehurst are all avid deer hunters, but they won’t hesitate leaving a stand if they get a call. […]
Deer of the Year
Van Cleave makes it No. 4 with massive buck
To kill his fourth 150-inch buck in three years on the second day of the 2015 archery season, Barrett Van Cleave used his growing knowledge and skills to overcome many obstacles. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer program coordinator resigns
Though Lann Wilf won’t officially say that the recent easing of laws allowing hunting deer over bait had anything do with his resigning as the state’s deer program coordinator, the timing of his move is hard to ignore. […]