You have to know how to read the signs to learn from a deer’s blood. Knowing how to read the blood on your arrow after a successful shot on a deer can be the difference between a successful tracking and never finding your deer. Listen closely to everything you can learn from a bloody arrow.
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These are the things that employers of hunters simply must deal with. We hunters are a quirky bunch for any employer to deal with. Nothing we do falls in line with the rest of the people in the company. Our vacations fall in un-traditional times. We are unresponsive to emails and phone calls at certain
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How much do you know about the Nilgai antelope? Here’s what you need to understand, especially if you intend to hunt them. The Nilgai antelope may be one of the best kept hunting secrets outside of Texas, but it’s high time that you heard about it. Known as the blue bull due to its blue-gray
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Here is how to adapt to deer hunting in hot weather. Early season deer hunting is nearly upon us and this means some of your first cracks at those big bucks that have been on your trail cameras all summer. Depending on where you live, hunting in warm weather may be more or less common.
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Argo’s short film is a great reminder that our aging hunters may need a little help. One of the unfortunate truths of hunting is the number of men and women who are aging out of the sport. It is something that state and provincial wildlife agencies are greatly concerned about. Many hunters are simply hanging
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Pre-rut and rut brings all kinds of excitement to the woods. Listen as this mature buck grunts its head off just a few yards from the stand. This is the moment all deer hunters have waited for. Pre-rut and rut activity have got mature bucks on the move. Nothing quite gets the heart pumping like hearing
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What do you think about going hog hunting with an M1 Carbine? Commonly used by the US Military in World War II and Korea, the diminutive M1 Carbine developed a reputation for poor stopping power. That reputation was not always deserved, but the simple fact is that the .30 Carbine cartridge is nowhere near as
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Though it can be challenging to pull off, a .45-70 headshot is an almost guaranteed way to put even the biggest hogs down in their tracks. A well-placed headshot will take an animal down in a hurry regardless of whether you’re hunting feral hogs or a massive animal like a Cape Buffalo. The results are
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This unbelievable footage will leave you scratching your head. We’ve seen some pretty strange videos of deer this season, with many showing a complete lack of fear around humans, which isn’t good. The following video might be the best yet and will undoubtedly leave you wondering if this buck is curious, overly friendly or downright dumb. Kyle Schwabenbauer, co-host of the television show Wired
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The feral pigs in Australia are HUGE! When most people think of feral swine, they probably immediately think of Texas and their out-of-control hog population. These animals cause massive amounts of damage to native wildlife and crops there. That has led to some extreme population control methods. Many people forget that the pig problem is
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