June 2022

Deer & Deer Hunting

Practical and Comprehensive Information for White-Tail Deer Hunters

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The VENISON TRAIL
We all love venison, but these famed explorers took it to gut-busting extremes. How extreme? How does 6,500 calories a day sound? Not much is known about the specific deer hunting exploits of famed explorers Lewis & Clark’s team, but what we do know
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DEER & DEER HUNTING
Justin Ernst, 33, of Decatur, Michigan, reached a plea agreement that included prison time and restitution for killing nine trophy bucks, felony firearms possession and other charges, according to officials with the Michigan Department of Natural Res
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Freelance HUNTING
Grabbing my bow, backpack and freelance pack I set off through the public land timber to a patch of white oaks I’d hunted the previous season. To my disappointment none of the oaks had acorns, the two scrapes from the previous season were inactive, t
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How Many, How Much, And Where?
Most deer hunters hunt on the land of others, be they public lands such as national and state forests, community watersheds, and parks and recreational areas or on private lands such as timber companies or individually-owned family forests. Very few
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Surefire Tips For 7 DIY Public Land Success
Growing up in the West, I had access to literally millions of acres of public land to roam. I started locally, then expanded my horizons to pretty much all the western states, then moved into some midwestern states, too. Fishing, hunting, hiking, bac
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Take Your STANDS TO THE Next Level
I readied myself as soon as I saw the heavyantlered velvet buck emerge. I had to — the tree holding my stand demanded it. Scouting had made it clear that I needed to be in this spot to fill my August Alberta tag. Unfortunately, the trees didn’t seem
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Blind Kentucky Hunter
Like a lot of guys living in rural Kentucky, hunting is life for Pascal Benson of Robards. From turkeys and deer to squirrels and rabbits, Benson, 83, has probably hunted it. He had a real passion for waterfowl hunting, owning a goose pit for many ye
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The Ultimate Whitetail Orchard
The grizzled old buck stood at the edge of the cover and silently scanned his surroundings for any hint of danger. He had the wind at his advantage but still was not anxious to waltz out into the open food plot in daylight. Having survived several hu
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The Science Of Food Plots
Before the first steps were taken, the inspiration behind Antler King was straight forward. Sure, it was important to me that it made enough to help support my eventual family, but the equally or even more important missions were to create products t
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The Power Of Clover
The first week of March, 2012 saw me actually working dirt and planting Antler King Trophy Clover. Little did I realize that the worst drought I’d ever face was merely a couple months away from starting. By that fall, all farm crops and fall planted
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FOOD PLOTS & MINERALS SPECIAL SECTION
Trophy Clover is a mixture of four perennial varieties of clover, a unique variety of chicory and a variety of rapeseed that is Antler King’s hardiest and longest lasting perennial mix. Trophy Clover Mix can be planted in the Spring or Fall and provi
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Fly The Area
A lot has changed since we wrote this article for Bob Fratzke’s book (Taking Trophy Whitetails, (www.targetcommbooks.com), mainly: 1) the development of things like online services (HuntStand and Onyx, to name two) to scout hunting land, find public
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Win The Clover War
If you keep up with the hunting world or read whitetail social media forums, you roll your eyes when you see the standard food plot question that’s been asked a thousand times, “what should I plant in this field?” Invariably, a hundred different resp
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11 TO DO BEFORE CHORES, PROJECTS, JOBS, CHECKS & FIXES DEER SEASON
As whitetail hunters, we all see it as summer turns its corner and begins to go on the wane. The sun seems to start angling in just a little bit lower as each week passes. Grasses start going brown. A few sumac leaves turn red. The air goes drier. A
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The Big 6
When I was young, had someone called me a neophile, I would have taken great offense. A neophile is described as “a personality type characterized by a strong affinity for novelty.” In other words, one who likes strange stuff. When it comes to big ga
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Trophy Ridge Outfitters
Longtime DDH supporters Ralph and Lenora Dampman of Trophy Ridge Outfitters have been successfully guiding archery and firearms clients for whitetails, mule deer, elk, pronghorn, prairie dogs, mountain lion, bighorn sheep, and Merriam’s turkeys for m
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How To Speed Scout A Property For Deer
I had 30 minutes to decide. That’s the average online listing time Ohio leases are on the market before getting gobbled up. I didn’t have time to pack the truck and get out of the driveway, let alone drive the five hours to go inspect the property. T
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THE ROLE OF MYOGLOBIN IN MEAT & MUSCLE
Many people assume that the red drip or purge that occurs in packages of raw meat, or when frozen meat is thawed, is residual blood. However, there is very little blood remaining in meat following animal harvest because of the thorough bleeding and r
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Beer Cheese Backstrap
Every deer hunter worth his or her salt in the kitchen understands amazing backstrap requires little more than—you guessed it—salt. I personally am not one for marinades or rubs and I firmly believe anything past the S&P is borderline sacrilege for m
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Dealing With Mast Crops
Most serious hunters realize that soft and hard mast crops are essentially deer candy. Deer flat out love Dunstan Chestnuts, white oak acorns, apples, persimmons, pears and more than a few others. All the deer and their sign around them in the deer w
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WHITETAILS & WEATHER
Unlike humans, whitetails and other wild creatures have built-in mechanisms to alert them of impending weather changes. Whitetails can detect when barometric pressure is falling, even if the sky is clear. They know when conditions are changing and th
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Get-your-rifle 3 Ready Tips
The more all of us shoot and fine-tune our rifles, scopes and loads in the off-season, the better our chances of one-shot buck kills this fall. Hit the range as much as you can and keep these 3 things in mind. Rather than sighting-in the old-school w
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Balanced Bowhunting
The foundation for accurate bow shooting is to create a bow-and-arrow set-up that balances all the required elements for precise arrow placement downrange. If any one is out of kilter, accuracy will suffer. First and foremost, the draw length of your
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Illinois Giant!
Killing a mature, 6 ½-yearold buck is no easy task, but Jason Lucas stared down the challenge and made it happen in central Illinois during the 2020 deer season. The journey didn’t start that year, though. “My son, Michael, and I passed this deer fiv
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New Gear
Wicked Ridge introduces the Raider 400 De-Cock. This forward-draw crossbow also incorporatess the ACUdraw De-Cock, effectively allowing you to silently cock the crossbow with an easy 5 pounds of force, and safely de-cock the crossbow by backwinding t
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75 Years And Counting
I will always remember the fall of 1946. I was 12 years old, and I could go deer hunting with my dad for the first time. Dad said I could use his old, 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun, with a barrel nearly as long as I was tall, and so heavy I had to k
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