I will be 71 years old this coming winter, and I thought I would share some old man, million-adventure-miles observations with my fellow deerhunting brethren. So much has changed since I was born in 1948, yet so much has remained the same. I just made a very emotional return trip to my old birth neighborhoodContinue Reading Live the Spirit of the Wild Lifestyle
For most folks, sultry summer evenings are the stuff of porch-sitting and after-work lawn mowing. Throw in a little catfishing or bass angling and you really have the season dialed in. For bowhunters though, the long evenings are also ripe for scratching that familiar itch with some backyard shooting sessions. Summer evenings are perfect forContinue Reading Challenge Your Broadhead Practice This Summer
It was a sticky Sunday evening in July, and I was bored. So, like most 1980s teenagers did, I relied on my imagination for entertainment. Not sure what drew me to that long-abandoned PSE Citation compound bow in the corner of Pa’s garage, but I’m sure it had something to do with the rabbits thatContinue Reading The Pursuit of Bowhunting Perfection
Growing up and hunting in Michigan throughout the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, there were no wild turkeys to be had. My first encounter with the mighty Thunderchicken was in the Manistee National Forest up in the northeast area of the lower peninsula around 1975. Trekking mile after mile of wonderful rugged wildground habitat pursuing theContinue Reading Deer Hunting Turkeys
Springtime means Turkey Talk! Bowhunting turkeys is fun and challenging, and proper shot placement is crucial. Brad Fenson provides a few key tips on 3D targets to demonstrate how to anchor those tough gobblers. Deer Talk Now. Season 8. Episode 14. ____________ Want to know how you can become better bow shot, improve your consistency,Continue Reading Learn the Best Shot Placement for Bowhunting Turkeys
The Logic CT3 is Prime Archery’s top bow this year, combining multiple unique, high-performance features to create a stable, accurate platform for whitetail bowhunters. DDH Innovation Zone. Season 5. Episode 10. ____________ Want to know how you can become better bow shot, improve your consistency, increase your range, what gear will make you more effectiveContinue Reading New Hunting Bow: The Prime Logic CT3
Compound bows have gotten smaller every year in search of more speed and less weight. Here are several reasons why you might want to buck that trend, including top new picks from six companies. A compound bow with a longer axle-to-axle length can offer balance advantages over super-short, compact bows. Photo credit Chris Berens. IContinue Reading Stable Bowhunting: A Case for Longer Axle-To-Axle Bows
Nothing about this whitetail adventure seemed normal. It was late March, and the weather was suited more for chasing turkeys than deer. Even more strange, my ambush location was within sight of several homes, a road and municipal buildings. Yep, you guessed it, I was on an urban bowhunt. As commonplace as these types ofContinue Reading Urban Bowhunting is Community Service
Xpedition Archery’s new Mako X bow is the fastest model that they’ve ever built. Along with its speed, several other high-performance features make it their top hunting bow for the year. DDH Innovation Zone. Season 5. Episode 6. _________________ Want to know how you can become better bow shot, improve your consistency, increase your range,Continue Reading New Xpedition Hunting Bow: Mako X
It’s the guy that goes to his grave with the most powerful memories that wins. My memory bank runneth over with the greatest memories a guy could ever hope for, and as we enter March 2019, this is the time of year, every year, when my happy memory planets align, for March 5 was FredContinue Reading Remember Fred Bear, the Greatest Bowhunter of All Time
