The ultimate accomplishment for a North Woods deer hunter is snow tracking a mature buck and shooting him at close range. Executing a hunt like this takes skill, patience, and plenty of woodsmanship.
Blood color and texture tell a story about the shot placement. Bright, frothy blood with bubbles indicates a lung hit, while ...
"Stand hunting" or "taking a post" can become a very chilly proposition, if not downright cold especially when the temperature hovers in the single digits and the wind howls and cuts through layers of ...
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The easiest deer tracking mistakes to avoid

Tracking a deer after the shot is where hunts are either finished cleanly or fall apart fast. Even experienced... The post ...
This story, “Judge of Disappointment Mountain,” appeared in the July 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. THE CHILL REACHED into the shadows at Boot Lake Portage as the November sun slid down into the dark ...
Snow across our general area during deer season has really been hit or miss over the last 10 years or so. I can recall a childhood full of ample snowfall, digging forts within snow banks that were ...