Hunter Education: Set Your Sights on Safety
The pressure I already felt was ratcheted up a notch by the fact that my dad worked for Oklahoma’s Department of Wildlife. Continue reading Hunter Education: Set Your Sights on Safety
Tag: whitetail deer
Measuring Up
There are watershed moments in our lives when old information presents itself in a new light, moments that force us to reexamine everything we once believed to be true. Continue reading Measuring Up
The Hatchback Buck
The new car smell in that Civic was long gone. Continue reading The Hatchback Buck
Blood Trail
Fully mature, block headed and barrel chested, the buck looked like he belonged on the cover of a magazine. Continue reading Blood Trail
Hunter in the Headlights
Never has the phrase ‘deer in the headlights’ been more fitting. Except that it applied to me, not the buck. Continue reading Hunter in the Headlights
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
No amount of adrenaline can staunch the flow of blood from a scope bitten forehead. Continue reading Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Red Light, Green Light
I opened that window just in time to see the red glow of my trail camera’s infrared flash. Continue reading Red Light, Green Light
The Magic Hour
The sun may be setting on a brilliant hunting career, but as hunters well know, those last few rays of sunlight, those final moments before darkness falls – well, that’s the magic hour. Continue reading The Magic Hour
Long Live the King
That sixteen point, seven and a half year old sovereign of the Oklahoma hardwoods is wearing a Santa hat at present. Continue reading Long Live the King
Clear Conscience
Was rattling a buck in with his own antlers even an ethical tactic to attempt? Continue reading Clear Conscience
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