Phantom Bucks: Ghosts of the Whitetail Rut
At least ten of the top twenty Boone and Crockett “book heads” were “found.” They were not taken by hunters. The number one non-typical B&C whitetail found dying near a chain link fence in a crowded St. Louis suburb years ago is a good example. No one ever stepped forward to claim seeing it before […]
[more...]On The Cutting Edge - Sharpening Knives And Other Tools
A dull knife, chisel or other cutting tool usually draws human blood quicker than a sharp one. A keen edge cuts where it should. A dull one is likely to jump out of the groove and bite the holder.
Sharpening knives and other tools mystifies most people. The problem has created whole new businesses touting new […]
A Deer Hunting Master’s Fall From Grace
“Battling Bucks” is one of few deer hunting books printed out of hundreds (thousands?) since Jack O’Connor’s time that is uniquely authentic. At the same time it has been thoroughly discredited since its publication due to the author’s conviction for his alleged fragile ethics.
The book defines whitetail behavior in language that almost automatically puts venison […]
Trash The Book Firearms Deer Season II
It is now the second weekend of the annual firearms deer season. They are the object of a massive invasion. All their instincts are now geared to survival - the same trait that escorted them virtually unchanged from the last ice age till today. To hunt them successfully now, a hunter must crack their security […]
[more...]Trash The Book Firearms Deer Season I
When millions of deer hunters take to the woods on fire arms openers nationwide they severely alter daily wildlife routines. Most of what is written about normal daily deer behavior becomes virtually immaterial when the various state’s openers occur.
For me, hunter success on opening day usually depends on squatting over a travel route. When the […]
Coveys, Old Timers & A Young Pup
Those of us who hunt and fish usually have an old timer or two in our past (father, grandfather, uncle) who taught which end of the line to tie a hook to and who and what not to shoot. I have had my share. Two walked on four legs instead of two.
Their names were Boomer […]