Plant Dunstan Chestnuts Now & Be Roasting Them In No Time Chestnuts roasting on an open fire... Most know the Christmas song, but few have experienced roasting and eating sweet-tasting chestnuts. That's because a blight, a tree disease, wiped out North America's native chestnut trees. The song reminds us there was a time when chestnuts were a tasty treat. Chestnuts were … [Read more...] about Plant Dunstan Chestnuts Now & Be Roasting Them In No Time
Deer Hunting
Maximize Food Plot Dollars With The Firminator
Maximize Food Plot Dollars With The Firminator One trip to the property with the perfect food-plot implement, The Firminator, can result in a season of continuous high-protein, nutritious food for your deer herd. Compared to maintaining a supplemental feeding program, food plots simply provide more bang for the buck. When using a Firminator to put your plots in the ground, you … [Read more...] about Maximize Food Plot Dollars With The Firminator
Trekking Poles, LEKI Carbon Micro Vario
Trekking Poles, LEKI Carbon Micro Vario by Darren Choate I grew up in the Desert Southwest. During the winter, I spent weekends and school breaks at my grandparents home in southern Arizona. On hikes, almost everyone carried a walking stick made from a Saguaro rib. At the time, I didn't consider the benefits of a walking stick--I just thought it was cool. Later in life, … [Read more...] about Trekking Poles, LEKI Carbon Micro Vario
Advantage Hunting, Blinds for All Hunting Situation
Advantage Hunting, Blinds for All Hunting Situation Hunters looking for the perfect hunting blind can find just what they need among the high-quality models offered by Advantage Hunting, the North Carolina-based company that set the mark for a blend of quality, features and great pricing. From the Deluxe, the ultimate hunting blind with all the bells and whistles, to … [Read more...] about Advantage Hunting, Blinds for All Hunting Situation
Post Season Improvement
Post Season Improvement by Dana R. Rogers The transition from one deer season to another is when I go over all my notes and plans from last season to find where I can improve. Whether you keep a journal, spreadsheet or 3-ring binder full of data, I would highly suggest you input as much information as you can to plot data points in the off-season. Things like date, stand, … [Read more...] about Post Season Improvement
Get Your New Mexico Coues Apps In
Get Your New Mexico Coues App In by Steve Dixon It's that time of year, when our attention turns toward the New Mexico State Big Game Applications. The deadline is 5 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) March 18, 2015. [tminus t="18-03-2015 17:00:00" style="TIE-fighter"/] Apply for New Mexico Coues and Other Big Game Species To apply online you must first obtain a Customer … [Read more...] about Get Your New Mexico Coues Apps In
Pursuit X1 Monocular
Pursuit X1 Monocular Lightweight, clarity and compact size make the Pursuit X1 Monocular the easy choice. You’ve been working your way down the ridge for two agonizing hours. The buck had better be there. You dropped your pack and most of your gear at the top after you planned the stalk. You stop and slowly peer around the edge of the cut you are using for cover. The Pursuit … [Read more...] about Pursuit X1 Monocular
Decoys, A Heads Up
Decoys, A Heads Up by Darren Choate Recently, the use of decoys to attract White-tailed deer has become an increasingly popular hunting method. Tune in to a deer hunting show on any of the major outdoor channels on your TV, and your likely to catch a decoy in use, especially during the rut. To be fair, most of these hunts are for Midwestern whitetail, not the Western … [Read more...] about Decoys, A Heads Up
Hunting Arizona Border Units
Hunting Arizona Border Units by Bill Crounse Southern Arizona offers some of the finest Coues hunting in the country, but the units along the Mexican border can present challenges not found in northern units. At times, hunters may encounter illegal aliens or drug smugglers as they work their way into the United States. Warnings are posted in these areas, as well as in the … [Read more...] about Hunting Arizona Border Units
A Rewarding Second Chance
A Rewarding Second Chance by Zane Graham September 29, 2012 was opening morning of bow season in west Texas and I headed out to a blind where we had gotten trail camera pictures of a nice 8 point. I had sat in the rifle blind the evening before just to scout and see if I could get my eyes on the 8 point. Sure enough on that cloudy and misty afternoon he came walking in to the … [Read more...] about A Rewarding Second Chance