Category: Pre-Rut

Everyone has seen it on their favorite hunting shows, a guy starts rattling and then a giant buck almost immediately comes running his way. The funny thing is, it never seems to work that way when we...

Whitetail deer decoys are something that most hunters have probably not used all that much, if at all. When we think of whitetail hunting we typically think about hunting where the deer are or are...

I absolutely hate the word “gamey”. If someone says they do not like wild meat because it tastes “gamey” then they had it from someone who does not know how to prepare it properly. The truth...

While the wind can be useful, many hunters believe it is much more important than it really is. So much so, that if it is a super windy day or a dead zero wind day, some hunters will not even go to...

Most hunters do not realize just how vocal whitetails are. Whitetail deer make a variety of calls and sounds all year long, and each one of them can mean something different. Many times we can take...

It may come as a surprise to some, but whitetail deer are actually fairly vocal creatures and make many different sounds, especially during the rut. Using a grunt call can get that big buck to turn...