The Deer On Top | Bob Barsch The Deer On Top by Bob Barsch Wes White Podcast Version Winter is the time of solitude when the desert hills and distant mountains call the hunter forth to shed his social shackles for a time. It is the season to fulfill the longing for the wild and high, to get nigh the earth, God, and self; to be sheltered alone by … [Read more...] about The Deer On Top
Deer Hunting
Saskatchewan Whitetail, with a Smokepole
Saskatchewan Whitetail, with a Smokepole by Scott Haugen The phone rang early one September morning. It was my TV producer asking if I’d like to go to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and try filming a whitetail hunt. When Saskatchewan and whitetail deer are mentioned in the same sentence, it gets my attention. In a few week’s time—mid-October to be exact—I’d find myself in … [Read more...] about Saskatchewan Whitetail, with a Smokepole
Bear’n Down for Coues Deer
Bear’n Down for Coues Deer | Shelton Boggess Bear’n Down for Coues Deer by Shelton Boggess Wes White Podcast Version Arizona offers hunters the unique opportunity to hunt black bears during many of its whitetail hunts. Since I was 10, it has been a goal of mine to harvest a mature black bear in my home state of Arizona. After years of buying … [Read more...] about Bear’n Down for Coues Deer
Make the Transition
Make the Transition by Colton Choate, Juniors-Only Editor Hunting is about spending time with your family. Like many, my father introduced me to hunting. When hunting or scouting with my father, we share an unbreakable bond that grows every time we spend a day together in the woods. Hunting as a young child, with a parent, is much more of a guided hunt experience. The hunt is … [Read more...] about Make the Transition
Afternoon Coues Buck
Afternoon Coues Buck by Colton Choate As I went to bed after a great Thanksgiving dinner, I thought about the next morning and I couldn’t believe it; it was going to be Coues deer season in the desert. I was pumped and looking forward to this hunt. The unit my dad and I were drawn for was one I had never been to, but I have heard it was a good one. A couple years before, my … [Read more...] about Afternoon Coues Buck
Youth Seasons for Coues
Youth Seasons for Coues by Colton Choate, Juniors-Only Editor I have been on a couple successful Coues deer hunts and one unsuccessful one. My first Coues deer tag was a youth-only hunt in southern Arizona. In southern Arizona, youth-only hunts occur in October and again in mid-November. My first hunt was the later hunt in November. I saw several bucks over the three-day … [Read more...] about Youth Seasons for Coues
Trail-camera Pictures
Trail-camera Pictures - Enough snow melted so that I was finally able to get into the woods to check a couple of trail-cameras. I set this camera (Primos Truth 35) back in October, and I was surprised to find it still operating some five months later. Not only had several months passed, but we experienced two weeks of sub-freezing temperatures, including two weeks where the low … [Read more...] about Trail-camera Pictures
Bucket List Whitetails
Bucket List Whitetails by Darren Choate, Editor In Chief Before I die, I would like to accomplish a Western Whitetail Slam, which in my mind comprises the following sub-species of White-tailed deer: Carmen Mountain, Columbian, Coues, Dakota, Northwest and Texas. To date, I have taken three of the seven sub-species. Living in Arizona allows me the luxury of hunting for Coues … [Read more...] about Bucket List Whitetails
The Whitetail Ideal
The Whitetail Ideal by Patrick Meitin It’s that time of year again, manufacturers unveiling their newest wares, the latest and greatest technologies conceived to make you a better bowhunter. Bowhunting writers flock to industry shows like ATA (Arrow Trade Association) to bring you news of the newest innovations and gewgaws you simply can’t live without. But, this isn’t what … [Read more...] about The Whitetail Ideal
Time for Midwest Whitetail Adventure, Gigantic Bucks are Looming
The Midwest whitetail inhabits the central regions of the US from Colorado to Minnesota. For a reasonable chance at a trophy-class Midwest whitetail buck, there are few secrets. Midwestern states like Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, and the like dominate the conversation. Then there are the outliers such as eastern Colorado or northern Oklahoma. Of course, you can't … [Read more...] about Time for Midwest Whitetail Adventure, Gigantic Bucks are Looming