It’s been a while since I’ve written here and there is one reason for that. I’ve had absolutely nothing to say. Hard to believe isn’t it. This time of year is very busy for me and every spare minute I have (when I’m not at work, church, or kids sporting … Continue reading
Tag Archives: deer
Lessons Learned
You’re lucky to have me around. Why? Because by having me around you get to learn from my screw ups, and trust me I make a lot of them, so you don’t have to make the mistakes yourself. For example, today I missed a deer that was almost close enough … Continue reading
Hunting Season is Here
I had a revelation today. Hunting season is almost here. Go get your calendar if you don’t believe me. Dove season starts in two months. Since it jumped up on me in a hurry I assume it surprised you as well so this is my annual “get your crap ready … Continue reading
Rainbow Trout in Texas
If you’re anything like me you’ve been hunting for the last few months and might be getting a little burned out. Getting up early and sitting in a deer stand every weekend can wear your out after a while. Luckily Texas Parks and Wildlife provides you with an alternative to … Continue reading
Antler Restrictions Don’t Work
I admit it, I’m a cranky individual. I don’t walk around with a smile all the time. My truck doesn’t have witty bumper stickers (by the way I’m not interested in where your kid and your money attend college, how smart your dog is, that you would rather be driving … Continue reading
Scent – The last S
The final S of deer hunting is Scent, and depending on who you listen to this either the most or least important factor between you and your trophy buck. If you listen to the multiple companies that manufacture scent killing or masking agents then you believe you won’t even see … Continue reading
Sound – The second S of deer hunting
This is the second part of the three part series covering the three S’s of deer hunting. For those of you just tuning in those three S’s are sight, sound, and scent. The first S covered was sight and this week we’re going to review sound. Whoever first said that … Continue reading
The Three S’s of Deer Hunting
I am a firm believer that deer hunting isn’t nearly as complicated as some hunters like to make it. In my opinion, once you have located the deer on your particular hunting land the key to taking one home is the ability to remain undetected. This leads us to the … Continue reading
Attention to Detail – Sweating the Small Stuff
You’ve no doubt heard the expression “don’t sweat the small stuff.” Bow hunters can throw this saying away and never use it. If you don’t pay attention to the small stuff you’ll severely lessen your chances of taking an animal. It’s that simple. I was reminded of this over the … Continue reading
Feeder-less Deer Hunting
As it usually does, the conversation at work this week turned to hunting. One of the men in the conversation looked up and said with all seriousness, “with the price of corn this year I don’t think I can afford to feed. I might have to back to hunting like … Continue reading
