You’ve probably heard someone tell you to never gut a deer near your treestand. As the saying goes, if you gut a deer near your stand, it will scare away all the deer that frequent the area. However, are there any facts to back up this claim, or debunk it? As deer hunters, can we glean
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Minnesota Twins catcher Alex Avila talks fishing and hunting with us as baseball finally returns. It is safe to say that 2020 has been a very weird year for everyone. Sadly, one of the first consistent things we lost to the Covid-19 pandemic was sports, and most of us did not realize how much we
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Things very quickly went wrong for these guys on their hunt somewhere in Africa. There are lots of videos of lion attacks out there on the Internet. However, this footage of a lion mauling a hunter is one of the most obvious examples of how quickly things can go wrong out in the bush. I’m
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This guy should have his head examined, because wrestling with an 11-point buck during the rut is just plain idiotic! We’ve seen prime examples of morons in the outdoor world. Take, for instance, the guy that decided to smack a rutting bull moose in the antlers. Or the dimwit that thought it would be wise to bluff
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Predator control is an important facet in managing property and your deer herd, and this will only give you more fuel to go and thin them out. As we all know, whitetails are the most sought after game animal in America. Many people, including myself, spend a lot of money, time and resources to chase deer
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Proper rifle cleaning has been a hot topic among outdoorsmen for a long, long time. Every outdoorsmen and marksman out there should learn how to clean a rifle before ever using one. Whether it’s from your dad, your commanding officer, or a YouTube video, it’s something you’ve got to learn. Like anything else in life,
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This property has a major feral hog problem. Texas has a major problem with feral hogs. Odds are, if you have not experienced this problem yourself, you have at least heard about it. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department estimates there are nearly 1.5 million feral swine in the Lone Star state. That number keeps
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This night hunting footage shows a hunter taking out a bizarre looking beast. Is it a dog, a coyote, or maybe even a Chupacabra? According to Wikipedia, stories of the mythical Chupacabra started in Puerto Rico in the mid-1990s. The rare animal was being blamed for killing goats, and legend has it that they thrive
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Here is how to create and hunt deer funnels this season. Deer hunting is tough. But you can up your odds of success each year by hunting funnels or pinch points that concentrate deer movement. These travel corridors are the places all the professionals look for when trying to set up for mature bucks and
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Hunters often wonder, if you shoot a doe with fawns, can the fawns still survive? QDMA breaks it down for us. The QDMA is an outstanding organization every deer hunting enthusiast should follow and support. They provide quality information regarding everything you can imagine regarding whitetail deer management. In this video, they answer a frequently asked question
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