S3-E11: Clash of the Titans: Northern California Pig & Deer

The Fool's Gold of Deer Scouting

Summer is the whitetailer’s season of anticipation. At no point during the year does the excitement rise more rapidly or to such a fever pitch than those last months leading up to opening day. For that reason, we deer hunters exert a whole lot of energy each summer seeking out, watching, and photographing the bucks we hope to chase come autumn. Unfortunately, in many cases, this is a colossal waste of time. Summer scouting, if used improperly...

How to Catch Giant Northern Pike

“Jaws” is the greatest horror movie of all time. Despite its complete lack of the CGI ghosts or masked psychopaths so prevalent in horror films today, there is something about “Jaws” that still resonates. The movie is about a giant beast of a fish that appears out of nowhere to chow down on a drunken skinny dipper or a chubby kid on a raft, only to disappear just as suddenly. A fish that cannot simply be caught has to be hunted down by a beer-can...

The Art of Observation (for Deer Hunters)

By Joe Elsinger One of the skills most critical to a hunter’s success is simply observing his or her surroundings. Observation is a fundamental component of woodsmanship. There may come a day when a hunter can replace woodsmanship with various technology, but I hope I don’t live to see it. There was a time when a kid wasn’t considered prepared to hunt deer unless he or she had first sharpened their skills on dozens or hundreds of small game hunts...