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Trail cam pics can make it difficult to enjoy the current hunting season. I have nothing over 140” on private this year and nothing over 150” on public so it’s hard to bring myself to hunt for and shoot something that’s “small” compared to what I’ve seen in years passed. I’m planning to whack a...

Depends on the weather, but all day sits don’t make sense to me until November 1. A cold front might change my mind, same with the movement I see. But I’d rather sit all day 11/2-3 rather than burn myself the first couple days.

I’ve been scouting the heck out of public, and the crop has been really spotty, which has concentrated the deer, but also likely the hunters real quick. I’ll be in an oak ridge the first couple of days.

I’d spend some of your free time in-season scouting where you’re going to be bowhunting next year. If you’re brand new to the area, it’s going to take a while to figure things out, but in-season scouting with nothing to lose will allow you to push deeper than normal and figure things out. If...

Simplest: winter rye You can add clover to feed deer in the spring or fix nitrogen for next fall’s crop especially if you’re considering brassicas. You can add radish and feed oats for variety. All of these can be broadcast and will grow whenever enough moisture arrives. I’m all throw and...

Whatever the boot, if you’re going to wear them every day, you will get athlete’s foot and eventually nail fungus unless you: 1. Buy two pair and alternate days you wear them allowing them to fully air dry between use 2. Utilize a pneumatic boot dryer or UV light shoe sterilizer 3. Use an...

Are burns best yearly or every other year?

Passing is a good move, you’d hate to wonder forever how big he might have been. He would make a cool euro mount though.

I’d be giddy too, that’s a really good one.

I’m so astute that I’ve had to learn that lesson the hard way, twice. I sprayed Roundup/2-4 D on same day as a brassica planting (radish, rape, turnip). Interesting that it only had an effect on the rape and turnip, and I ended up with a clean, pure stand of radish.

I think we can all agree that summer sucks

I’ve owned my current property for 8 years. Doe harvest has been very limited as the population appears well below capacity. Plenty of food and cover, no discernible browse line along with food leftover into March are all signs that the numbers are steady. I’m taking one every other year on...

Next step: charge him a 50% equipment premium so he’ll learn the business side of things. Can also start contributing to a Roth IRA as he has earned income. Those dollars will multiply many times over if they get to work this early. $500 put away today turns into 22k by retirement.

Doing my fahves

Unless you can train your deer to browse it, kill it all. Basal bark spraying is the easiest and best way to treat an entire area. You could also pay a pilot to spray in November or March (unless you have conifers you want to keep) as it’s the last thing to go dormant and the first to wake up.