With supplemental feeding rapidly becoming one of the most important aspects of Quality Deer Management, Wildgame Innovations is announcing a new kind of feeder that maximizes the potential of supplemental feed. […]
On a recent hunting trip to New Mexico, I had the opportunity to try out some new gear. My favorite piece in my ensemble was the new Under Armour Scent Control shirt. Denoted by its lime-green seams, the UA scent-control line is billed as the next big evolutionary jump in scent-control outerwear. […]
On Monday, Jimmy Howell woke up three hours earlier than most workdays. He didn’t even need an alarm clock. […]
Today’s technology can expose hunters to a tremendous amount of instantaneous information at the mere press of a touch screen on any number of handheld devices. […]
Deer hunters are fully aware of the impact of weather, daily temperatures and the wind upon hunting success. Although these naturally occurring elements are nothing we can control, there are smart ways to approach working with these factors rather than against them. […]
It was Jan. 18, 2012 — the last day of Mississippi’s zone 1 rifle season. And Ricky Sullivan knew immediately when he saw the buck at 210 yards that it was Pea Vine. […]
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ Wildlife Management Area Statewide Coordinator Jeff Mangrum said there are a few factors to growing a trophy buck. […]
Duke Wilson and Ricky Sullivan quickly realized that they had a potential record-book buck on their new lease. Some hunters might have used tree stands in the thick woods where the deer bedded and spent most of its time, gambling on wind direction favoring them and depending on being close to give them an advantage. […]
According to Rick Dillard, U.S. Forest Service Fish and Wildlife coordinator and coordinator of the Magnolia Records Program, Sullivan’s buck is the highest-scoring typical buck ever taken with a modern rifle in Lauderdale County in the Magnolia Records book. […]
• Use scouting cameras.
• Find the trophy you want to hunt. […]
Ever know a car mechanic who could just give a good listen for a few scant minutes to a sour-running engine and then immediately pronounce what is wrong with it? In a half second they could tell you how long it would take to fix it up and how much it would cost.
Then they would calmly roll over a big chest full of tools of every kind and go right to work fixing the cause of the engine’s problems. In no time flat, the contraption is purring like a kitten.
There are deer hunters like that, too. They can diagnose how to best hunt a property with a quick scan of a topographic map or an aerial photograph of the land layout. […]
Finding an edge when hunting trophy bucks is one key to success. It is different for every hunter, but some we call buck mechanics are beginning to discover the effectiveness of a well-orchestrated plan using deer scents to attract deer, as well as using scent killers to keep from scaring them away. […]
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