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How to Make a Deer Mineral Site
Don’t put it off anymore: Now is the perfect time to establish deer mineral licks on your hunting property. Few things are more rewarding to hunters and landowners than creating something beneficial...
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The Turkey Has Landed
On June 20, 1782, the U.S. Second Continental Congress established the bald eagle as our national bird, chosen as a symbol of virtue, purity, innocence, power, bravery, justice and perseverance....
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A Bittersweet Season Comes to an End
Bear with me my backstrap BloodBrothers, won’t you, for as I type this deeranddeerhunting.com NugeBlog #130 on this otherwise fine spring March day in Texas, I am a bit tattered, emotional and...
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Fears of Crossbows Bringing Harm are Unfounded
Every year or so it seems some state goes through the process of expanding the use of crossbows for deer hunting and then the circus begins with the elephants, clowns, gymnastics and high-wire...
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Whitetail Wisdom Gleaned Over the Years
Single-cam bows. Mechanical broadheads. In-line muzzleloaders. Go back 20 years, and you can realize all of the amazing improvements we’ve seen infiltrate our deer hunting world. I’ve been beyond...
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VIDEO: Threading the Needle on a Big Texas Buck
Being confident in your skills and crossbow, bow, muzzleloader or whatever you’re using is one of the biggest assets for any hunter. Without having great confidence in being able to make the shot,...
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Charles Alsheimer: Why I Do It
Thirty-seven years ago I set out on a journey that even I could not comprehend. My story truly is a blessing scripted from above. In the spring of 1979 my wife and I had to make a decision. Was I...
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Become a Turkey Hunting Road Warrior
Spring took on a new meaning for me roughly 25 years ago. Until then, my time in the field was confined to those few months that made up the heart of the fall hunting seasons – and, for the large...
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Save Our Deer Herds
I bet many of you believe as I do that the condition of our deer herds is in many ways directly connected to the condition of our quality of life. I know some casual deerhunters, two to be exact, but...
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What’s the Best Weather for Deer Hunting?
Most states offer early archery seasons and in recent years these seasons have featured unseasonably warm weather. Temperatures in the 40s and highs in the 60s might make for comfortable tree-stand...
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When Turkeys Don’t Play Fair, Consider Going Commando
Turkeys don’t always play fair, especially when spring is tardy and toms are henned up. Oftentimes those traditional tried-and-true tactics that have worked for you in the past are about as worthless...
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I Just Wanna Go Huntin’!
Hunt music! What a killer concept! As we all know, music represents a universal communication for mankind, and everybody has a life soundtrack of some sort or another. There is a song that brings...
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Big Rubs: Are They the Superhighway to Big Bucks?
The whitetail’s most visible rut-time signs also have spawned deep-rooted myths. Count, if you can, how many times you’ve heard someone say, “Small rubs always equal small deer. You have to find big...
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C’mon and Fight Like We the People
I remember when I decided I wanted to carry a gun for an assortment of commonsense, practical purposes way back in the roaring 1960s. Having graduated from the American so called “education system” it...
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Buckshots: Illinois Giant is Worthy of His Name
Illinois native Jon Bargren and his family have a long history with Deer & Deer Hunting. Jon’s dad, Ron, still has the first issue of D&DH, which appeared in June 1977. So it was only fitting...
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$1K Bounty on Coyotes is Bold, Smart Move in South Carolina
Finally, a state that gets responsible wildlife management. South Carolina made the bold first move this week to advance legislation that would place an all-out bounty on coyotes. Tree huggers are...
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Crossbow Hunting on the Rise
As support for crossbow hunting continues to grow across the United States, so too has the competition amongst crossbow manufacturers. TenPoint Crossbow Technologies has been busy creating models...
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Buckshots: There’s No Crying in Deer Hunting!
I cried the whole drive home. I continued to cry when I arrived at my uncle’s house for a family get together. I cried as I called my friends. I cried for two days straight. By Skye Goode After...
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FrontStraps Are as Much Fun as Backstraps!
Nothing says Happy Happy Springtime like fresh bluegill filets, morel mushrooms, wild scallions, wild asparagus, leeks and wild turkey breasts! There simply is no question whatsoever that the hunting...
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Best Deer Hunting County Proposes Buck Hunting Ban
Bless their hearts for trying, but a Wisconsin county’s proposed ban on buck hunting stands about as much chance of working as New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposal to ban large soft drinks....
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