When I first got interested in fly fishing I will admit I was a bit intimidated. The rods were nothing like my baitcast or spinning rods. Instead of the terms Ultra-Light, Medium, Medium-Heavy and Heavy there were terms like 3 Weight, 4 Weight, 5-6 Weight, 5 Weight etc. So I quickly decided that I really needed to study and arm myself with a bit more information before I bought a fly rod.
Does the “weight” mean how heavy it is? Continue reading
We all hear about buck to doe ratio all the time. It’s all over the place, in articles, shows and other places around the internet. I hear people talking about this subject all the time. I mean how many times does it come up in conversation when talking about deer? Quite a bit. There are many different ways people come up with this number, from time spent on stand to using trail cameras.
I’ve always questioned those who go in the woods and sit for one day and see a doe and a couple fawns and say “there are no deer in my area” or “the ratio is so far out of whack.” What do I mean by this? Continue reading
With each day that passes, I am thankful for having the skills to hunt and fish. Not only do I get to see some areas that are breathtaking, but I get some of the best nutrients on earth! I mean knowing that my venison isn’t pumped with steroids or that my fish isn’t raised in a pond eating bi-products makes we want to get out and fill my freezer that much more.
It’s amazing how society has gotten to a point where everything has to happen now. This goes from starting a job and immediately making company money due to “investors” because of the lack of patience. Continue reading
Wow!!! The last few days of the remaining deer seasons are here. Just like a kid who waits for Christmas, deer hunters anxiously wait for opening day and then as the season ends we wonder where the time went. Now is the time when we get to catch up with friends and relive the hunts from our season and start the talk about what we’re gonna do for next season.
The one word that always seems to come up is, success. You hear it over and over again. So it made me sit back and think, and ask myself what does success mean to me? Success ultimately is what YOU make it not what others make it. So here is why my season was a success: Continue reading
It’s no secret that I love to fish for trout. It wasn’t until about eight years ago that I had the opportunity to start going on actual fishing trips targeting trout. My brother in law had invited me to share trout camp with him, his father and a few friends. It was there that I really got interested in targeting this species.
The idea of a camp for an opener of a fishing season seemed a little different. Continue reading
Looking for a great muzzleloader that has unbelievable performance, but won’t break the bank? Look no further than the Traditions Buckstalker™. Traditions™ has put an incredible amount of features in this muzzleloader, that gives you the performance of a higher end model while taking it easy on your wallet. Continue reading
The one thing that is a must have when hunting from a treestand, is a safety harness. It took me a bit to get used to using them, but now would never be caught in a tree without one. For me they always seemed to feel uncomfortable and a nuisance. Then I had the opportunity to use the G30 safety harness from Gorilla.
When I first looked at the harness it screamed safety, not to mention Continue reading
Muzzleloading has come a long way and so has the gear that goes along with it. So it makes sense that the days of lead ball projectiles have given way to superior bullets like Hornady’s SST™-ML High Speed Low Drag sabot.
Hornady was started by Joyce Hornady back in 1949 on the philosophy “Ten bullets through one hole”. Hornady Manufacturing Company in its first two decades, made Continue reading
In the last few years muzzleloaders have become not only a popular way to extend your deer season but a go to weapon of choice when heading to the field. The advancements that have been made to muzzleloaders and the gear that goes with them have come a long way and that goes for the scopes that go on them.
It was the day after Veteran’s Day and I was out hunting with my buddy Steve, when I got a text. As I opened it up I saw a GIANT!!! At first it looked like
the guy holding it was sitting in the middle of a snow covered field but then I realized it was Georgia and well it probably would have made national news if it was snow. Continue reading
