Archive for September, 2006

QDM and Your Neighbors

Friday, September 29th, 2006
In the begining of 2006 I joined my first hunt club. I have two youth hunters that started hunting in 2005 and after a frustrating season and no deer on public land or a few properties I have permission to hunt, I decided it was time to make a change. This change was due to the fact that I wanted a better quality hunt for myself and my kids. The prices of quality leases and purshaing my own land

Scouting, Scouting, Scouting

Thursday, September 14th, 2006
I have often thought of scouting for Whitetail Deer as the hunt before the hunt. The task of hunting for sign that will eventually and hopefully tell me where to hunt. Unfortunately for many people new to the world of hunting and some (hunters that should know better), scouting is something usually thought of as taking place before the actual hunting season. If we think of scouting as something

Trail Cameras

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
Do you use a trail camera also known as game cam where you hunt? If not, it is something you should consider adding to your hunting tools. Many people use them to do nothing else but to get photos of deer and wild game. Others like the fact that they can actually see what deer are on the property. The fact is trail cameras are good for both purposes. However there is another reason I like to use

Finding Bedding Areas

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
OK, how do I find bedding areas? This seems to be a question I see in forums, emails and a large amount of search queries on the net. As my Bowhunting season is about to kick off here in Wisconsin, I have been out looking for those bedding areas myself. First off, if you spend enough time hunting a piece of property, you will no doubt come across bedding areas. Deer will often year after year