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Hunters age 16 and under took 152 animals that qualified for the Boone and Crockett Club record book in the last three years. That marks a 126 percent increase over the previous three-year period, according to B&C. [ Read Full Post ]
Each year, we round up photos of the country's biggest bucks and most thrilling hunting stories for the Outdoor Life Deer of the Year contest. Now, we're calling on you to help us pick America's best buck. We've selected the 24 finalists and divided them by region. Twice a week we'll run a March Madness-style bracket asking you to select the winner of each matchup. Today we feature the 8 best deer from the South region. The overall winner will be awarded a Cabela's gift card and a Weaver range finder in addition to eternal bragging rights. So click through the match-ups (we'll feature new round every Wednesday and Friday) and help us find a winner of Outdoor Life's Battle of the Bucks 2013! Select your favorite buck from each match-up and then hit the submit button at the bottom to enter your votes. [ Read Full Post ]
I received this fascinating photo the other day from a hunting buddy in northeastern Pennsylvania. The time stamp (March 13) is accurate. Considering that bucks on my New England hunting grounds began losing their racks in mid to late December, to see these Pennsy deer (probably less than 150 miles away) still sporting their headgear is an eye-opener. [ Read Full Post ]
A Michigan officer on a routine patrol got a surprise when he inspected a car trunk holding a deer that was thought to be roadkill. The driver told the officer that he accidentally hit the deer and was going to get it processed, according to MLive.com. [ Read Full Post ]
Jason Ashe (pictured here) and his wife Laura kill some of the nicest bucks in their central NY area each year. Their secret? They know their property and they know how the deer they hunt use it. They pay attention to what’s going on in the woods 24/7/365.
The Ashe’s are also big believers in doing their scouting and stand work early—as in right now. For them, this is the time of year for serious scouting for next fall and their tactic seems logical. Pre-season fall scouting alerts mature deer to your presence. To them it is all the same, and it stinks like human intrusion. [ Read Full Post ]
Each year, we round up photos of the country's biggest bucks and most thrilling hunting stories for the Outdoor Life Deer of the Year contest. Now, we're calling on you to help us pick America's best buck. We've selected the 24 finalists and divided them by region. Twice a week we'll run a March Madness-style bracket asking you to select the winner of each matchup. The 8 best deer from the Midwest region kicks off our Battle of the Bucks competition. The overall winner will be awarded a Cabela's gift card and a Weaver range finder in addition to eternal bragging rights. So click through the match-ups (we'll feature new round every Wednesday and Friday) and help us find a winner of Outdoor Life's Battle of the Bucks 2013! Select your favorite buck from each match-up and then hit the submit button at the bottom to enter your votes. [ Read Full Post ]
Some of us might not yet know it from looking out the window, but spring is indeed on its way and the time is right for frost-seeding food plots. Frost-seeding can go a long way to repair existing plots or provide a way to plant deer-attracting forage if you don’t own farming equipment.
Frost seeding refers to a spring seeding procedure whereby food plot seed is spread either directly on snow cover or on bare ground and left to make it’s way into the soil with the help of the alternating freezes and thaws of late winter. No special equipment (other than a simple hand seeder) is required and the results can be quite satisfactory. [ Read Full Post ]
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