tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293120302009-01-06T09:53:09.086-06:00Welcome to the hunting blog. This is where I write a few articles on hunting and put up a few things on my mind from time to time. Deer hunting is usually the topic because thats what I know the most about. If you would like to comment on or discuss any topic found here, simply click the green link at the bottom of every article marked comments. You do not need to register and can leave comments without telling us who you are. I'd love to hear from you....huntingchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394371537259535313noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29312030.post-31632103056049994582009-01-05T17:29:00.002-06:002009-01-05T17:41:55.378-06:00

Author: Zach Harmon To start things off, on Friday I got picked up from school early and had already packed all of my hunting things to go hunting this weekend. I live in Columbus and was traveling to Muskingum County, OH for my Rut Hunt this weekend. When I first arrived it was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon and I was ready to hastily get my Summit Viper SS and take my Drenalin off into the

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Finding bedding areas now gives you a big jump ahead of the game come this fall. It is becoming more and more popular to hunt bedding areas. This is most true when it comes to hunting large mature deer. The further you hunt from the bedding area, the more options you give a deer to take a route that will not cross your path. By getting in close you narrow down the options he has to avoid you and

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This one hit me hard, so I thought I would share it. A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?' DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man. SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?' DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily. SON: 'I just

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There is nothing more exciting than a turkey gobbling from the roost. Even better if he is gobbling back to your calling. But what do you do when you have quiet turkeys? They gobble from the roost and shut right up when they hit the ground, or they just are not vocal at all? This is where scouting comes into play. Even the pro of pro turkey hunters may admit, when turkeys are vocal, there is

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As we all know, finding a quality place to hunt is getting harder and harder. Just like everyone else, I too, have to go out knocking on doors to secure hunting spots. Getting permission to deer hunt seems to be the hardest. On the other hand, farmers just plain don't seem to like turkeys.  This subject came up the other day in a conversation I had with Walt Rayfield. Walt is an avid hunter and

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Here is a tip from your old uncle Art. Got my daughter a new Mossberg 500 Bantam. She is smaller in stature than her brother and I, so getting her a turkey gun that fit her better seemed like a good idea. Turkey season is fast coming on us. Finding a load that would pattern good in her new 12ga. was at the top of the list of things to do. Loaded up her two brothers, a couple guns and more ammo

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What a dilemma. Spring time has come in Wisconsin and that means two things. It is time to go turkey hunting and the spring trout run is about to begin. Now I already know what dates I am going turkey hunting but the trout just seem to start coming in when they want. OK, I know it has more to do with water temps then the trout just deciding it's time. In most cases it's just a couple weeks

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It should not be a surprise that justices in the Supreme court have been asked to decide if Washington D.C.'s city sweeping hand gun ban violates gun owner's rights and all right here at election time. Wonder how that came about. Then just recently Obama and Clinton decide spare over the word "bitter" and let their stance on the second amendment be herd. It would just so happen that while at a

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Recently a gentleman from Wisconsin sent me an email. I tried to reply back to him but every attempt came back to me as "no such address". However, after reading his email I found myself thinking very carefully before I tried to reply.  His email to me read as follows: "How many states allow rifle hunting for turkeys? I'm a disabled veteran and would like to hunt fall turkeys with a small caliber

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Man time sure flies by. According to the dates on this blog, it has been some time since I put anything in here. I guess developing a couple web sites and trying to get a TV show off the ground takes up some time. Well I am back and still hunting like a mad man. April 12th -13th will find our cameras following 40+ kids for the Wisconsin Youth Turkey Hunt. Birds are already out strutting their

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So, deer season for most of us is coming to an end. Unless you have a trip planned to the deep south for the Whitetail rut down there, many of us start getting the blues about now. However, there is plenty of challenging hunting to be had. In the upper Mid West where I live (Wisconsin) now is a good time to start thinking fur. The weather is turning cold and snow is soon coming. These two factors

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Growing up hunting the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and now the wood lots and farm fields of Wisconsin, I have never had to shoot much past 100 yards. Now that I am thinking of heading out west and trying my hand at Mule Deer or even Elk, I know I will need to practice shots at a much longer rang. With practice I think a comfortable shot might be 200-300 yards. In an attempt to find more info

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Taking kids hunting can be one of the best ways there is to enjoy time in the field. You know they just love to tag along with you each and every time out. They want to be there with you but they want to shoot too. I have often wondered if sitting in a blind or tree stand for hours seeing sometimes nothing, is fun for them. I love hunting and yet, I can find myself getting bored when there is

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WOW! I didn't realize I have not put a post in here since October. I have been away on sabbatical, I like to call it "Hunting". Well, it is mid December now and all but a few weeks of late season bow hunting are gone. We didn't get Mr. Big but did get to see him. Then again that's true reality hunting. Some times you get him and some times you don't. At least when your not being pointed in the

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I have spent a great deal of time in the field with all four of my children hunting everything from squirrels to whitetails. Many times after our hunts or when I have had a chance to reflect on our time together, I have often wondered if they are getting out of it what they should be. Do they know that hunting is more then taking game and have I even given them a clue to my idea of being

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Well October finally made it. Many bow hunters have been loosing sleep waiting for this time of year to come. The colors are on the trees and the temps are showing signs of giving way to summer's heat. With October also comes a shortening of daylight. These shorter days along with cooler temps will have most bucks chomping at the bit waiting for the first does to come into estrus. In an attempt

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To understand scents and attractants we must first understand what they are. Over many years of making deer attractants I’ve found that we use different words to describe the same thing. I sometimes do the same and inter mix words when I talk to people about our products. But here is how I define a few words when talking about deer lures. First is the word SCENT. My definition of scent is that

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In the begining of 2006 I joined my first hunt club. I have two youth hunters that started hunting in 2005 and after a frustrating season and no deer on public land or a few properties I have permission to hunt, I decided it was time to make a change. This change was due to the fact that I wanted a better quality hunt for myself and my kids. The prices of quality leases and purshaing my own land

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I have often thought of scouting for Whitetail Deer as the hunt before the hunt. The task of hunting for sign that will eventually and hopefully tell me where to hunt. Unfortunately for many people new to the world of hunting and some (hunters that should know better), scouting is something usually thought of as taking place before the actual hunting season. If we think of scouting as something

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Do you use a trail camera also known as game cam where you hunt? If not, it is something you should consider adding to your hunting tools. Many people use them to do nothing else but to get photos of deer and wild game. Others like the fact that they can actually see what deer are on the property. The fact is trail cameras are good for both purposes. However there is another reason I like to use

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OK, how do I find bedding areas? This seems to be a question I see in forums, emails and a large amount of search queries on the net. As my Bowhunting season is about to kick off here in Wisconsin, I have been out looking for those bedding areas myself. First off, if you spend enough time hunting a piece of property, you will no doubt come across bedding areas. Deer will often year after year

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Anyone that has hunted public land knows that others in the woods can hurt your hunt. On the other hand they can help it as well. With a little planning, you can use the wind and other hunters to move deer in your direction. This works on public land or private property as you will see in the example to the left. These are two properties that I have permission to hunt. (indicated in yellow). The

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This is a simple but often over looked tip on deer tracks. Often hunters find an unusual amount to tracks and set up to watch the area, not seeing any deer. Remember, you also need to figure out when the tracks are being made. Tracks leading away from a field or food source make a better morning stand, while the opposite is true for tracks leading to a field or food source. These make a better

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A good tube of bow string wax and regular applications to the string and serving will prolong the life of any bow string. This however does not remove the need to replace the string and or cables on a regular basis. Many manufacturers recommend replacement of the bow string annually. If you are a competitive shooter or think you probably shoot considerably more then the average hunter, this may

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So, by now in your quest for deer hunting knowledge you have undoubtedly heard that deer are creatures of habit and these habits should be used against them to bring about their demise. Yet you think to yourself, I have seen that whitetail buck there before and he never came back again. Why? If we had the answer to that question it would probably be called shooting and not hunting. In 1993 a

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