Identifying as a hunter would appear to be pretty simple on the surface. I hunt, therefor I am a hunter, right? Like many things in life, it’s not that simple. As a self-taught adult-onset hunter, there is a grey area that I experienced for years where that title was difficult to define, which begs the question: when does one truly become a hunter?
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Every year many whitetail hunters head into the woods based on moon phase. The thinking goes, whitetails go nocturnal when the moon is full and are therefore much less active during the day. Inversely, they are more active when the moon is less full. The logic behind this is that whitetails’ behavior changes since it’s brighter out at night during a full moon and therefore easier and safer for them to move around at night. Following this logic, one thing a hunter can do to improve their success is to plan hunts around a new moon since deer will be more active during the day and stay home during a full moon because they are less likely to be active during the day.
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This season I set out on my very first Fallow deer, also known as Piebald deer, hunt in the woods of Oklahoma. Fallow deer are an unusually beautiful invasive species that in a lot of places don’t require tags to hunt. I had seen only one in the wild before and that is what spiked my curiosity.
After setting out to learn more about this unique species, I found out that Fallow deer are of Eurasian decent however, they are on most continents. These magnificent creatures have four color patterns; light brown with white spots, dark brown with spots, solid dark brown and pure white.
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In this episode, Justin and AJ talk about the details of their October mule deer hunt in Wyoming. They chat about success, failure, tents getting blown away, wild horses attacking truck, wasted meat, and tracking game. #harvestingnature #meateater #fueledbynature
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Article contributed by D. Kime. Bow hunting is a commitment to a discipline that attracts a certain personality. We sit
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Recipe contributed by Editor-in-Chief J. Townsend. This delicious taco recipe is great with just about any cut of venison because
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Article contributed by Managing Editor K. Slye. It was a successful hunt, several deer are headed to the freezer. If
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Article contributed by Managing Editor K. Slye. Social media – it can be many things, merely a distraction, a cause
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Recipe contributed by Managing Editor K. Slye It has only been in the last couple years that I’ve started to
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Article Contributed by L. DeKeyser of Lifestyle Lost. Over the years I have started to get a little bored with
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