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Alsheimer Photography: Year’s First Deer Fawns are Hitting the Ground
Charles Alsheimer has been documenting fawn births for more than 30 years. On Sunday, he found the year’s first fawn — born to this doe just a short time before he snapped the picture. (Photo copyright...
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What’s Your Deer Processing Horror Story?
If you rely on someone else to process your deer, chances are you’ve had a bad experience with deer butchering.Bits of plastic in your ground burger? How about strands of switchgrass found mixed in...
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Big Bucks Starting to Show Velvet Antlers
By Charles J. AlsheimerAntler growth on mature whitetail bucks begins around the end of March. For the first month this growth represents little more than two inches. However, by the end of April...
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Best Crossbow Scope: Reviews Speak Highly of Hawke XB
If you’re new to crossbow hunting and aren’t quite sure what to do about getting your bow topped with a scope, here’s some advice that can save you time and money in the long run.When looking at any...
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Stunning Deer Photo: Mothers Get Mean When Fawns are Nearby
This blog was launched on May 30 with a photo of a fawn I photographed in our 35-acre research facility, a few hours after birth. Though not unusual, what has taken place since then has been very...
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Know Your Deer Hunting Gear Before Heading To The Woods
Summer football workouts were held in the evenings back 30 years ago when I played, with weights and stadium work comprised of sprints, grass drills, sprints and hops up the bleachers, and laps around...
View ArticleYoung Bucks May Be Stupid In Summer, Too
One of the truisms of deer hunting is old bucks are wise and young bucks are stupid, or to give ‘em a little more credit, they’re still learning about life and such.We see that in autumn and winter...
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Whitetail Antler Growth is Speeding Up
By Charles J. AlsheimerNow that we’ve reached the longest day of the year antler growth will explode throughout the whitetail’s range.In my blog entry two weeks ago I showed a photo of a mature buck’s...
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Can CWD In Deer Be Controlled, Or Is It Here To Stay?
Ever since chronic wasting disease was discovered four decades ago, biologists and hunters have wondered if it can be eradicated, controlled or if it’s here to stay with further expansion in the United...
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Don’t Forget Natural Deer Foods
By Charles J. AlsheimerThe role of natural habitat is often overlooked by hunters. It shouldn’t be.Throughout the summer months whitetails consume 6 to 10 pounds of leaves each day from preferred...
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Peak Period for Buck Antler Growth
By Charles J. AlsheimerIn my June 6 and June 20 blogs I shared with you a specific buck’s antler growth (150-inch-class buck). Today’s photo shows what he looked like on July 1. As you can see his...
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Developing Fawns Grow More Independent
By Charles J. AlsheimerWhitetail bucks aren’t the only ones growing by leaps and bounds during the warm summer months. By the time a fawn enters its second month of life it begins transitioning toward...
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Staying Cool: Close-Up of a Whitetail’s Radiator
By Charles J. AlsheimerA deer’s ears are hairless in the summer to allow heat to escape from the body and speed up the cooling process. (photo copyright Charles J. Alsheimer)As the temperature rises...
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Review: Oliso Pro Vacuum Sealer
Want to learn how to freeze food with one of the best vacuum sealers out there? We’ve found one that is ideal for the upcoming deer hunting season, and it will be ideal for just about everything else...
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Big Bucks Already Displaying Rut-Related Behavior
By Charles J. AlsheimerNow that the peak period of antler growth is winding down, testosterone levels are ramping up. With that comes a host of rut-related behaviors. As July gives way to August bucks...
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The Final Stages of Deer Antler Growth
By Charles J. AlsheimerThis is the fourth and final segment showing the antler growth of a specific 150-class buck. I took this photo on July 31 and it illustrates the growth that has taken place since...
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Nicole McClain: Deer Hunting Diva with a Cause
OK, guys, let’s get this out of the way right now … model and actress Nicole is a drop-dead knockout. Most guys couldn’t look her in the face without blushing and tripping over their feet. But this...
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Deer Pictures: Baby Can’t Put Down Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine
We just had to share this one with everyone today … from today’s mail bag.When her grandma wasn’t looking, little Lauren Larson of northern Illinois grabbed her copy of Deer & Deer Hunting and...
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One Tough Mother: The Whitetail’s Protective Instincts
By Charles J. AlsheimerSummer is going by quickly and healthy young deer are growing fast. Now in early August, Northern fawns can weigh 40 pounds or more and travel with their mother wherever she...
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Big Bucks are Flocking to Grow the Bone Sites
Adding Grow the Bone deer feed to your current feeding program can greatly increase the consumption rate of your feed. To inventory the deer using your sites, be sure to place a trail camera...
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