Starting January 1, 2023, Illinois will allow deer hunters to start using rifles to deer hunt. But, there are some stipulations. Per a tweet by the Illinois DNR on August 25, 2022, there is a new law that will allow rifles to be used for deer hunting in Illinois. This is big news for hunters in IL as we have…
Are you a trophy hunter? That’s the question these days that gets asked a lot about deer hunters that most people emphatically say their answer is “No”. But are they lying to you or themselves? A simple question was asked on Twitter by @WhitetailLegacy about if you would shoot a buck you’ve been hunting for years after it has already dropped one…
Across much of the Midwest, the cold chill of fall has finally arrived. With that brings most hunter’s favorite time of the year, the whitetail rut. Though there are a variety of tactics that will land you a big buck this fall, one of the most effective is hunting a funnel. A funnel is any natural barrier that funnels animal…
Although it was only mid-June, the excitement began to churn for early October as I walked back from the mailbox. This was going to be my Son’s first time joining us at deer camp to the Chesnimnus unit in North Eastern Oregon. He was going to be 10 this hunting season, and if fortunate, we would draw the tag again in…
Eli Eccles and his roller coaster of emotions day on 11/3/2013 as he tracks and finds his first buck. I wound up sleeping in the morning of 11/2 and hunting at my grandma’s in the afternoon but saw nothing. I checked my trail cam and saw that I missed a chance at some does in the morning. My season had…
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How many times are we watching a football game and see a penalty for “unsportsmanlike conduct” or what they are calling a lot these day as “taunting”? We all get furious when we see someone from the opposing team dancing or acting like are the best ever after making a great play. Dare I say that their actions offend us?…
Who are the hunter’s worst enemy? In most cases it’s other hunters. It’s that time of year again when the success of some brings out the hate of many. It’s deer season all around and it’s when the worst in hunters really shows its face. It never fails when a lucky hunter shows their success, there will be several that…
