By Ben Smith I’ve been so excited to see all of the pictures of young people with their first deer lately, and there have been more than a handful. It gives me great joy to see parents introducing their children to the outdoors. I’ve always been a believer that the best way to teach kids... Continue Reading →
By Ben Smith: I don’t miss many opening days. I’ve yet to miss an opening day of baseball season. I rarely ever miss the opening day of archery season. And you can bet on opening day of rifle season I’m usually in the woods. However, sometimes things are beyond our control. For far too long... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I joined fellow podcast host, Matt Langford, on a deer hunting trip to his camp in the Mississippi Delta. The weather wasn’t great, but the opportunity to go to the delta wasn’t something I was going to pass up just because it was a little warm. The Mississippi Delta, for... Continue Reading →
Last year, I admitted to being a little bit of a gear snob. What can I say? I like cool toys just as much as the next person. I still haven’t quite come around to cell cameras and a few other fancy gadgets, but maybe this time next year I’ll be singing a different tune.... Continue Reading →
By Ben Smith: You ever get yourself involved in something and before too long you think, “I have no idea what the heck I’m doing?” Not sure about you, but this tends to happen to me pretty frequently. Chalk it up to trying new things. If there’s something, especially in the outdoors, that I haven’t... Continue Reading →
By: Ben Smith Last week, I talked about some things you can do to improve your chances of harvesting a trophy buck this year. I mentioned scent control, noise reduction, management, and patience. This week I really want to dive into the patience and management aspects, mainly because these might be the biggest obstacles to... Continue Reading →
By: Brandon Parker There is an old saying when it comes to outdoor pursuits. Depending on the target, the exact phrase can vary a little bit. But when it comes to deer hunting, we have all heard someone say, “you can’t kill him from the couch.” I’m here to dispute that phrase as being absolute... Continue Reading →
Killing trophy sized bucks year in and year out is a fantasy to most hunters. I know more people that have never killed a “trophy class” whitetail buck than hunters that have. This can be due to a multitude of reasons. Sometimes it’s just beyond the control of the hunter. Many folks don’t have access... Continue Reading →
By: Hunter McCool The air is getting crisp and the days are getting shorter, this makes the wait for bow season for the unfortunate souls south of Highway 84 that much harder. Our season starts October the 15th, so we have to watch our friends in the North begin their crusade from the sidelines for... Continue Reading →
There’s an old saying that goes, “Put your money where your mouth is.” There’s another old saying that reads something like, “His mouth wrote a check that his butt couldn’t cash.” For too many times in my life I’ve opened my mouth when I probably shouldn’t have. Only time will tell if this is one... Continue Reading →
