Well, maybe not a miracle, but a nice fat doe that sure felt like a miracle after days of hard hunting in the rain over Thanksgiving break. I was on the stand at 6:30 A.M. the first day of my Christmas vacation and I shot this porky deer at 6:55 A.M. She weighed around 100 [...]
Tags: Whitetail Deer Hunting
Taking a pass, letting one walk; these are euphemisms for making a conscious decision not to take an animal that should be yours dead to rights. As a confirmed “meat hunter” I have not had much occasion to use such phrases in the past. A unique set of circumstances on a 2008 Tennessee deer hunt [...]
Tags: Whitetail Deer Hunting
Although I enjoy a hunting or fishing outing regardless of whether I take any game, it’s always nice to feel I’m doing something besides nature watching. When someone catches the first fish, I always say, “The skunk is out of the boat.” With that in mind, after Thanksgiving in Tennessee, my deer season is officially [...]
Tags: Whitetail Deer Hunting