Category: Hunting

I first used a ThermaCELL on a Canadian bear hunt 10 years ago. All I could think of was "can the animals smell this and will they spook? Today I'm here to answer those questions for you. Deer...

Apple Cider Sweet apple cider is a traditional and highly effective food scent and flavor enhancer that appeals strongly to deer. No, I'm not talking about that stuff that gives you headaches the...

I can't walk in any store around here without seeing a bag of Deer Corn on display. Even gas stations all sell it around here. As a hunter, writer, and small-scale farmer, I can tell you everything...

Have you ever dumped a bag of corn in the woods then asked yourself, can deer smell this? Will they even find this corn? I've been reading through boring research papers and talking with biologists...

Since I first started deer hunting at 14 years old, I've been a buckshot hunter. Almost all the deer I've shot were dropped with a single load of buckshot. I'm preparing to take yet another Michigan...

As a trapper, I’ve used a 22 to take more animals than I could ever count. I carried a 22 in the woods for years until I moved to bear county.  A 22 can easily kill small game. It can also...