What Compound Bowhunters Can Learn from Trad Bowhunters

I can vividly remember the first hunting video I ever watched. It was “Bowhunting October Whitetails,” and it featured the Wensel Brothers, Gene and Barry. The impact of that production on my life as a hunter was profound. I had killed very few bucks with my bow at that time, but I immediately adopted the “don’t pick the fruit before it’s ripe” mantra portrayed in that video. I started passing young bucks, ditched the old-school homemade ladder...

3 Things You Can Learn from Whitetail Sheds

Shed hunting is a dang good time. Let’s be clear about that right out of the gate. But there’s more to it than just scooping up antlers. Whitetail sheds can hold a treasure trove of information if you know what to look for. Here are three valuable pieces of intel you can glean from the antlers you pick up this spring. Proof of Survival Finding the sheds obviously confirms that deer made it through hunting season and survived early spring. This is...

3 Lessons You Can Learn from Whitetail Rubs

I can clearly remember the excitement I felt following in my grandfather’s footsteps some 30 years ago as he pointed out whitetail rubs strewn across the forest surrounding our family deer camp. The bright orange slashes stood out among the trees like red lights in the distance screaming, “STOP! A buck was here!” I was in awe. I was also completely unaware of the fact that that there was more to this sign than its simple existence. While I still...