Whitetail Habitat Management on a Budget with Small Property Focal Points

By Erik Barber It’s early November and the rut is in high-gear. The buck you’ve spent your time daydreaming about finally appears and cautiously steps into the small food plot that a handful of other deer visited throughout the day. As he scent checks the plot and gazes into the timber, you release an arrow and the game is over. We’ve seen this exact scenario time and time again on TV or one the web, but is something like this possible if you don...

The Whitetail Addict's Dictionary

Last week, while listening to The Wired To Hunt Podcast, my wife started chuckling and said to me “why the heck do you refer to deer as “toads”? What does that even mean?” And in that moment, it dawned on me. We (meaning us whitetails addicts) use some strange terminology when talking about deer. It all seems normal to you and me, but to someone on the outside listening in, we probably sound crazy. That’s why I realized we needed to create The...

5 Best Whitetail Cartridges

Here’s the truth about these “Best Cartridge” articles: the only honest answer is, “It depends.” Are these five cartridges really the five best whitetail cartridges in existence? It depends. It depends on where you’re hunting, your experience with firearms, what rifles you already own, how much money you can spend, how sensitive you are to recoil, and how much weight you’re willing to carry. The best cartridge for you might not be on this list...