Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2016 i Deer & Deer Hunting

Some properties just aren’t set up for edge access. For example, it doesn’t make sense to create edge access when all of the prime bedding is along the property’s edge. Sure, you can slip in before light for morning hunts, but good luck getting out undetected. Going in through bedding areas during the afternoon is also a ticket to disaster. When properties don’t provide good edge access, devise a way to break the property up into pieces. For example, an 80-acre piece might have bedding areas on three of its edges, making edge access impractical on those three sides, but you still have one good side to work with. Or maybe a meadow runs through the center. You can use that meadow to divide the property in half, giving you…

Unlike states farther west, much of the Great Plains is under private, deeded ownership. Fortunately, pheasants inhabit the same region, and states such as North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and even Montana have pioneered programs to open private lands to public access via walk-in programs. While many of these programs cater to bird hunters, some also allow hunting for big game such as whitetails. Montana is a giant state and its central corridor and eastern half is an open-country mecca for whitetails. Look at Regions 4, 6 and 7 for the best opportunities. The combination of these regions opens up nearly 5 million acres of Block Management Access land. North Dakota’s Private Lands Open to Sportsmen program has opened the gates to nearly 1 million acres of prairie…

Your freezer is stocked with all sorts of packages with labels such as “Backstrap, Jan16” or “Ground Deer, Nov15” that lets you know when it was processed, wrapped and frozen. Now it’s summer and you’re ready to enjoy those tasty treats. Learn some great preparation tips and new recipes for succulent dishes with the super cookbooks available at www.ShopDeerHunting.com. You’ll find great information from Scott Leysath, Stacy Harris, Dan Schmidt, Al Cambronne, Eric Fromm, Rick Wheatley and Jen Nyguen, along with recipes from D&DH readers. Their cookbooks include great recipes, preparation tips from field to table and much more. Visit www.ShopDeerHunting.com/books/ venison-recipes to find these great books and downloads.…

We asked D&DH Facebook fans, “What do you think: Should all states allow the use of lighted nocks for bowhunting?” The response was overwhelmingly in favor of their use. Your replies: There’s nothing wrong with a lighted nock. It doesn’t help you with hitting the deer; it just shows you where you hit the deer — and you can find your arrow if you lose it. — Timothy Smith I shot a deer with a lighted nock and the arrow didn’t blow through the deer. There was good blood, but then it started to snow real hard and I lost the trail. I started wandering the woods and found the red nock, but it was still in the deer, and she was still alive. She ran off with the arrow…

There are no “born deer hunters,” at least I’ve never met one. My whitetail journey has now spanned half a century, and my life-long passion for these animals has left me with incredible respect for them. Along the way I’ve learned they are brilliant, far smarter than the majority of deer hunters realize. They also know every odor on the wind, especially that of their chief predator, which is man. I’ve been privileged to hunt whitetails from New York to Saskatchewan to Texas and many points in between. This, along with raising whitetails for more than 20 years for behavioral study, has allowed me to learn much about America’s most popular big game animal. Though some have called me a whitetail expert, I’m far from it because truth be known,…

Going in for morning hunts can be the toughest time to safely access many areas of your hunting grounds. In many situations, you simply can’t go the extra mile to avoid crossing primary food sources on these predawn trips to stands. Cross that food source before first light and odds are very high you will send deer running in all directions, likely ruining that sit and doing long term harm to your hunting efforts. So the solution is to skip morning hunts, right? Not necessarily. Instead, try slipping in after first light. One way is waiting until an hour after shooting light, when most deer have cleared the food sources. Just because they aren’t in the open doesn’t mean they aren’t still moving around in the cover. The other is…

Jackson Kayak’s (www.JacksonKayak.com) 12-foot Kilroy Team Realtree just might represent the ideal hunting kayak. It includes a height-adjustable comfort seat, set for traveling (lower position) or fishing (higher). A rear, watertight hold, about 5,000 cubic inches of storage behind the seat (more than enough for a treestand and boned-out deer and rack), seat-mounted organizing pouches, large front leg area and front bungee holders allow enough space for extended outings. It also includes a camo skirt to keep your legs and lap dry, rods holders easily converted to weapons carriers, and Real-tree Max-4 camo covers for the seat and hull to keep them under cover. The obvious dilemma while hunting out of a canoe or kayak is space/weight and keeping gear dry. Think in terms of backpacking and you’re on track…

We as a society have become more sensitive to biases and discrimination, yet no one seems to be concerned about the rampant age discrimination being perpetrated upon this country’s white-tailed deer population. In 1969, a physician by the name of Robert Butler coined the term “ageism” to describe stereotyping and discriminating against individuals or groups on the basis of their age. Unfortunately, throughout his otherwise successful career he was not able to stamp out age discrimination by hunters as they passed up perfectly good bucks in their quest for older individuals. Deer hunters were not always so discriminating. For most of our history of hunting deer, humans were interested in the meat and leather they provided. To the early hunter, the age of the deer was not important, except for…

Ingredients 4 lbs. venison, as cold as possible 1 lb. pork fat, frozen 3 Tbsp. kosher salt 3 Tbsp. garlic powder 3 Tbsp. onion powder 3 Tbsp. dry mustard 2 Tbsp. white pepper 2 Tbsp. ground ginger 2 Tbsp. nutmeg 2 Tbsp. coriander 1 Tbsp. marjoram ¼-cup heavy cream Hog casings Olive oil, to fry Sauerkraut Bertman’s stadium mustard Sandwich/hoagie buns Tools Weston Meat Grinder* Weston Meat Mixer* Weston Sausage Stuffer* *Keep all metal parts in the freezer until ready to use. Directions Mix all dry seasonings together. Combine and grind the venison and pork fat through the coarse Meat Grinder plate. Hand mix the seasonings into the ground meat or use a Meat Mixer. Grind two-thirds of the meat through the medium plate, then again through the fine plate.…

Clint Hoellering’s Missouri family history dates back to 1862. The farm that started it all is still a part of a six-generation legacy that includes his 79-year-old grandfather Paul, his father Darrell and two brothers, Hayden and Jacob, all still running farms that border each other. Row-crop farming and cattle production dominate the Hoellering family’s days. Whitetail hunting came naturally for young Hoellering, who started trapping in the first grade. Following coon hounds and beagles also are part of his early childhood memories, but as he grew older the whitetail and turkey bug bit hard. Hoellering is comfortable hunting in central Missouri with either his bow or favorite rifle, a Savage chambered in .243 Win. For him a bow trophy is a more gratifying experience, but if a big buck…

With summer hitting full stride, we’re thinking about the upcoming deer season and you can, too, by watching Deer & Deer Hunting-TV on Sportsman Channel. Whether you love bows, crossbows, rifles or muzzle-loaders from a treestand or sitting in a ground blind, you’ll find exciting hunts and great information on DDH-TV. Hosts Dan Schmidt, Gordy Krahn, Mark Kayser and Steve Bartylla give you the best tips, expert advice and more during their hunts throughout the country. Check your local listings for Sportsman Channel airtimes. SHOPDEERHUNTING.COM Want to know how you can become a better shot with your bow, improve your consistency, increase your range, what gear will make you more effective and how to avoid bowhunting’s most common bugaboos? “Deer & Deer Hunting’s Guide to Better Bowhunting” is packed with…

Deer hunters love scouting cameras — the more the better! But they also want to keep their budget in check. With the new Moultrie A-20 and A-20i cameras you can get the best of both worlds. Both models combine the top features of the popular Moultrie A-5 camera in a more compact design, and feature 12-megapixel image resolution and 32 LEDs for sharp, crisp images, along with trigger speeds of less than one second. You’ll get detection and flash ranges out to 50 feet and up to 16,000 images with just eight AA batteries and the appropriate SD card. The A-20i includes an iNVISIBLE 941nm infrared LED flash and smokescreen camo case. The A-20 has long-range nighttime IR capabilities. Neither shoots video or color images — they’re value priced for…

High grass hid the mature buck I’d spotted from an earlier vantage point, but I was hopeful a slithering stalk was about to land me on an elevated knob that would provide a shooting position from where I’d end the hunt. Another 10 feet of belly crawling and I’d know if my effort was going to pay off. Whitetails have always been native to the Great Plains, but human alteration of the landscape has created a zone where they no longer have to be riparian oriented, creating the perfect hunting opportunity for playing hide-and-seek with grasslands bucks in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and the eastern regions of the Rocky Mountain states. Hospitable Habitat You can thank early European pioneers for the increase in whitetail densities across the…

With summer finally here, it’s only natural to fire up the grill and smoker for burgers, steaks, chicken and pork. Whether you’re digging into the freezer for venison, turkey or wild hog, or you’re out and are using store-bought meat, few things are more enjoyable than family time at the grill. Weston’s lineup of products can make summer cookouts much easier and fun for the family. Get the kids to help by making the hamburger patties with a Burger Press; it’s easy to use and they’ll enjoy eating “their” burgers. If you’re making fries or potato chips, a French Fry maker or mandoline assists with slicing so you get a perfect cut that cooks evenly. Check out these and more of Weston’s great lineup of products, as well as recipes…

I’m a different sportsman today than I was 30 years ago. When I started out, I just wanted to kill things. I’d go for walks in the woods and test my shooting skills on rabbits, squirrels, black birds and almost anything else that had the misfortune of crossing my path. I look back on those early years with strongly mixed emotions. On one hand, I learned to hunt and shoot straight, and I got to spend countless hours outside with friends. I also gained invaluable knowledge about the ways of creation and how to outsmart the animals I pursued. I feel very thankful for those early days when I think of those reasons. However, I also killed a lot of creatures needlessly. When I think about those aspects of that…