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News & Tips: Hunting Tips & Tricks: Scent Control - Part 2...
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Hunting Tips & Tricks: Scent Control - Part 2

Use scent-killing spray products liberally, spraying down outer layers head to foot. (Photo courtesy of @CamoCandace) In Part 1 of Hunting Tips & Tricks: Scent Control, we talked mainly about…
News & Tips: Mule Deer Dreams
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Mule Deer Dreams

The author bagged a mule deer with a new-model Winchester Model 70 rifle. The shot was made at very close range thanks to scouting and successful stalking. For many hunters, pursuing and killing a…
News & Tips: Hunt Fresh Timber Cuts for Big Bucks
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Hunt Fresh Timber Cuts for Big Bucks

If you've ever thought of having some timber cut on your hunting property, you probably worried whether it would drive out the deer. I know that's the fear I had when I had some of my woods…
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3 Tips for Getting a Buck - Hunting Tip

 Bob Foulkrod a member of the Bass Pro Shops RedHead Pro Hunting team has three tips for hunting buck. Big bucks will almost always be the last deer to move into afield to feed. Watch the…
News & Tips: Slugs or Buckshot for Deer?
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Slugs or Buckshot for Deer?

In a previous blog I talked about the pros and cons of shotguns vs. muzzleloaders for deer hunting. For those that choose a shotgun, this week I want to talk about the relative merits of slugs vs.…
News & Tips: Rattling for Big Bucks
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Rattling for Big Bucks

My first experience with rattling was in the Brush Country of south Texas many years ago. Although American Indians used the technique centuries earlier, south Texas is where imitating buck fights…
News & Tips: How to Control Buck Fever
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How to Control Buck Fever

It's a disease that every hunter knows the signs and symptoms of. Fortunately, it is not fatal. And thankfully, the symptoms do not last long. While you are experiencing it, though, "buck fever" is…
News & Tips: Confused by the Rut?
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Confused by the Rut?

It's hard to imagine any whitetail behavior which has generated more attention from the outdoor press than the whitetail rut. Volumes have been written about the whitetail rut and how to hunt it. It…
News & Tips: Keeping a Deer Hunting Field Journal
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Keeping a Deer Hunting Field Journal

Scouting is one of the most effective tools in a hunter's arsenal; without proper scouting, a productive hunting season can be quite hard to come by. While the act of scouting itself is vital,…
News & Tips: Seek White Oak Acorns for Bowhunting
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Seek White Oak Acorns for Bowhunting

It is no secret that white-tailed deer love acorns, particularly white oak acorns. White oak acorns contain less tannin than red or black oaks and are, therefore, much sweeter.   Deer will seek the…
News & Tips: Jerry Martin's Typical Non-Typical Iowa Buck...
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Jerry Martin's Typical Non-Typical Iowa Buck

IOWA 12/2/2000GROSS SCORE 206 1/8, 198 5/8 NT, 174 3/8 T As a long time professional hunter and captain of the RedHead® Pro Hunting Team, Jerry Martin has had the opportunity to hunt all kinds of big…
News & Tips: Calling Deer Tips
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Calling Deer Tips

Some hunters think that calling whitetailed deer is basically limited to grunting and antler rattling during the rut, but this couldn't be further from the truth. The variety of deer calls available…