After spending August working my ass off on the Back 40, I’m ready to get the heck off of the property and let it rest. Michigan is one of the most heavily hunted states in the country, which gives our farm the opportunity to be one of the few small properties that doesn’t spook every mature buck into the next county.
As it turns out, Steve and Janis have a different idea. It’s the opening day of squirrel season, and the boys are...

The single greatest downside to hunting, in my eyes, is the frequency in which this activity puts me in close contact with poison ivy. Damn I loathe that stuff, and I think my hatred is justified.
A poison ivy breakout once swelled one of my eyes shut so tight that I couldn’t see out of it and had to miss three days of work. Another time, after a poison ivy rash spread to unmentionable parts of my body, I found myself unable to sleep and...

If you enjoyed Episodes #62 and #159 of the Wired To Hunt Podcast with John Eberhart, you’re in for a treat. Over recent weeks, we’ve been sharing a number of John’s successful kill stories here on Wired To Hunt and today we’re back with another. This week John is sharing an in-depth review of his 2011 Michigan hunting season, a season defined by adversity and a well earned punched tag in the end. John’s detailed description of his...