Nugent: Happy Birthday Hunt To Me
As Ted celebrates 70 this year, there are no words to adequately describe his deep appreciation for time spent with wonderful people who all share the hunting lifestyle and heritage. The post Nugent:...
View ArticleProven Tactics for Late-Season Crossbow Hunting
Are you still looking to fill your tag for this year? Don’t count out the late archery season, as it continues to offer the opportunity to fulfill your harvest goals, especially if you are hunting...
View ArticleNugent: Launch!
Ted's daily bowhunting practice sessions are serious business, certainly always fun, but quite honestly, life-and-death serious. The moral obligation and duty as a bowhunter is to kill swiftly, so...
View ArticleTop 5 Deer Blog Posts of 2018
We’ve had another great year here at DDH, and I’ve again enjoyed talking all things deer and deer hunting with everyone. You are my online family, and words alone cannot express my gratitude for all...
View ArticleNugent: Hunters to the Rescue
The Christmas spirit of giving never really ends, and nothing makes you feel warm and good inside like a good, hot meal of venison, except maybe the giving of a good, hot meal of venison. The post...
View Article2019 Resolution: Dump Anti-Social Media Trolls
Deer hunting is supposed to be about fun, family and stress-free time spent outdoors. Let’s make a unified pact to get back to those values in 2019 … and beyond. If you’re one of the few deer hunters...
View ArticleNugent: Happy Nuge Year 2019 All!
Good old Mother Nature and nasty old Murphy always have the final say. And of course that is why we love it so much. On occasion, when luck is on our side, such dedicated planning connects the...
View ArticleLow-Profile Tactics for Public-Land Hunting
Deer hunting is a challenge everywhere, and public land hunting increases the obstacles that many on private land rarely need to worry about. So, here is the first of six sneaky ways to stay under the...
View ArticleCovert Access for Public Land Hunting
Smart access to deer stands is always important, and when public land hunting, you're competing with other land users for those areas. Here's a few tips to keep the best spots secret. The post Covert...
View ArticleNugent: Kids Kids and More Kids!
We all need to put forth a genuine effort to always include our children, grandchildren and extended family and neighbor’s kids in our outdoor fun. If we don’t do it, nobody else will and the...
View ArticleDeer Urine Bans Do Nothing to Slow CWD: Prion Researcher
States that have banned the use of deer urine by hunters are using faulty political motives, not sound science, according to one of North America’s top microbiologists. Dr. Davin M. Henderson from the...
View ArticleWe All Miss Shots on Deer!
We all miss and it is always a painful thing. Some misses are manageable, some not so much. I just thought I would share this heartbreak with everyone here in the hunting world to let you know that we...
View ArticleEvery Deer Deserves Our Respect
Do you say a hunter’s prayer when you go hunting? Do you believe in praying over a dead deer? What are your thoughts on your relationship as a hunter/predator and how that relates to the animals you...
View ArticleTurn the Agony of a Miss Into the Perfect Shot
We have all missed and know the difficulty of trying to get over those painful misses. But, our ability to refocus and make the perfect shot on a deer is one of the most gratifying things a bowhunter...
View ArticleMysterious Deer Deaths Solved in Pennsylvania
Some speculated that it might be CWD. Others said it was lactic acidosis or “acute carbohydrate engorgement” caused by winter feeding. It turns it that it was likely neither. In a report today from...
View ArticleWisconsin Crossbow Proposals Could Kill Hunter Recruitment
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board recently discussed shortening the crossbow hunting season — the only type of hunting equipment that is helping to offset huge losses in hunter numbers. The post...
View ArticleDeer Hunters: We Must Fight for Conservation
Be in the asset column of the natural world. We can’t just hunt. We all must fight for our rights together regardless of preferred methodologies, individual choices or favorite equipment. The post...
View ArticleCWD Researcher: Deer Urine Bans are Illogical
In this Deer & Deer Hunting exclusive video, Colorado State University Research Dr. Davin Henderson examines the myths and mysteries behind white-tailed deer urine and what he calls “illogical”...
View ArticleFarewell to Legendary Bowhunter Dwight Schuh
Following a long fight with multiple myeloma, Dwight Schuh peacefully crossed his final finish line this afternoon, February 5, 2019 surrounded by his wife and two daughters and brother’s family. He...
View ArticleCWD Transmission: Sound Science vs. Bureaucrats
After wasting more than $100 MILLION of our hard-earned money on research, there is absolutely no sound scientific evidence whatsoever linking feeding or baiting deer to the occurrence of CWD or any...
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