It’s rare for a winter to pass without some word of a whitetail stuck on ice, and it’s easy to see how that situation occurs. Many frozen waterways offer deer comparatively easy travel to...
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Archive for the ‘Scott Bestul’ Category
Bestul: Helicopters and Ice Skating Deer
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Bestul: One Man’s Booner
Thursday, March 4th, 2010My friend Mitch Hagen (pictured) is a hard core deer hunter. I use this as an all-encompassing term than includes whitetail knowledge, hunting skill, shooting ability and a year-round fascination...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Bestul: Illinois Owns the B&C Non-Typical Books
Thursday, February 25th, 2010The buck pictured here is a giant by anyone’s standards. Killed by Illinois bowhunter Shawn Bennett, the triple-drop tined monster reportedly scores 237” B&C. I have friends who are...
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Any hardcore shed-head will know by reading this title that I am not a member of their clan. I know some diehard shed guys, and many of them are already well into double-digit finds for the year. I...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]The Tough Season for Deer
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Winter weeds out weak deer. Fawns not large enough to handle deep snow or compete for limited food won’t survive. Whitetails with lingering injuries perish. The old and the weak take their...
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Friday, January 29th, 2010The buck pictured below was, I’m told, shot on the Jicarilla Reservation in New Mexico. Long noted for its excellent elk hunting, the Jicarilla obviously hosts some monstrous mule deer as well....
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]On Crossbows During the Regular Bow Season
Monday, January 25th, 2010Near the end of last week’s ATA (Archery Trade Assoc) show, another writer and I were comparing notes about new products and trends we’d noticed. “Did you see how much the crossbow...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]The Bow Show Goes Viral
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010OK. So it’s supposed to be an eye-catching headline. But all it means is this; country boy (me) goes to archery show crammed with people (the Archery Trade Association’s annual show) and...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Last Deer of the Bow Season
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010The last few years I’ve developed a thing for hunting the last day of the deer season. Sure, I get jacked for the opener like everyone else, but as I’ve grown older it’s become just...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Hunter’s Dilemma: Which Buck Would You Take?
Monday, January 11th, 2010My friend Bob is a very good bowhunter. He scouts exhaustively. Shoots continually. Hunts both hard and smart (and there is a difference). His trophy walls are proof of his skill and attention to detail; last time I was in there, I think Bob had close to 20 whitetails hanging that any hunter would be proud of.
So here’s the deal: For the last couple of seasons, Bob has known about a giant buck on property he has permission to hunt. Two years ago he passed the deer, knowing it had tremendous potential. Last fall the buck had made a big jump in antler growth and Bob was dialed into his early season patterns like a thief breaking a lock combination. Then an accident kept Bob out of the woods for much of the fall, unable to hunt the buck.
