Hunting Articles

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Deer Cam Tips: Bucks Pics Tell a Tale

March 1, 2012

The following game camera (cam) pictures happen to be some of my favorites…but you will need to read on to see all that they had in common.  I have been a huge fan of cams since the late 90s when taking a lot of pictures meant using 36 exposure film instead of 24. By 2006 [...]

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Deer Bedding Strategies: Stacking Does

February 29, 2012

*”Slick” died in 2006 with my 5 year old daughter by my side…awesome time! Bucks, bucks, bucks…P&Y, B&C, 10 points, 12 points, total inches, total mass…beam length, tine length, total spread. Now seriously, how many campfire tales surround the mysterious ways of that really cool doe on the property? “Big Moe”, the “Big 8”, “Slick”, [...]

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SouthWest Wisconsin Whitetail Habitat Client and Scouting Trip Pics

February 20, 2012

This past weekend was going to be a weekend “off”…but does anyone feel sorry for me thinking I may need a weekend off from hitting the woods? If so, I haven’t found them:) So, when I got the opportunity to schedule a client at the last minute near my SW WI lease I jumped at [...]

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Even hours later when we were back at the house I was still all smiles.

Whitetail Weekly, Becoming “A Deer Hunter”

February 19, 2012

As a person who thinks about deer and deer hunting pretty much 365 days a year it’s hard for me to think back to a time when I wasn’t all that into deer hunting.  I started my hunting life by going out and sitting in on deer hunts with my dad and/or uncle when I was only 5 [...]

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Whitetail Habitat and Hunting Pics

February 15, 2012

During the next month I believe I will be visiting with clients in 7 states. So, that means lots of great habitat and hunting pictures will be filling my phone. This past weekend I was able to walk 5 parcels in 4 days while in WI. I took a few pictures and had some great [...]

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Alaskan / Yukon Moose Hunt – Living the Dream

February 11, 2012

Another “Living the Dream” Article by David G. Duncan   The Alaskan / Yukon moose are the largest deer that roam North American, with a height at their shoulder of over seven feet.  Alaskan / Yukon moose are at least 20% bigger than Eastern moose found in eastern Canada and northeast United States.  These monsters [...]

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June’s 2011 Deer Season – Videos Parts 1, 2 & 3

February 10, 2012

  Attached are three short videos showing my wife June hunting with her crossbow during Michigan’s 2011 Whitetail Deer Season. The Part One includes scenes of Michigan’s Fall Colors and other wildlife, including a coyote.   Part Two captures June’s deer harvest and a visit from a black bear.   Part Three documents the rifle [...]

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The Adventures of Fur Trapping

February 4, 2012

The Adventures of Fur Trapping By David G. Duncan A young trapper guides his canoe down a wild stretch of river, feeling the tug of the current, as it carries him along. He is glad to be out on the river, checking his traps, on such a beautiful fall day. The day before he had [...]

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Alaska Trapping – Living the Dream

January 31, 2012

Alaska Trapping – Living the Dream  By David G Duncan    Klutina River Valley with Mt. Drum of the Wrangell – St. Elias Mountain Range in background. ——————————————————————————– The Alaska Trapping season for fox, pine marten, etc. opens each year on the tenth of November, which definitely ensures all furs harvested will be of high [...]

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Whitetail Waterholes for Small Parcels

January 30, 2012

Not every parcel needs more water. However…if you have daytime bedding areas with dry ambush sites on the way to evening food sources, adding water can be an outstanding feature to your small parcel. Large ponds can take up way too much space, while at the same time creating an area of higher stress levels [...]

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