Here is an example of going back to hunting basics, about 400,000 years back. Missourian Luke Boenker used an atlatl, which is a basically a 6-foot long spear hurled with stick developed in the stone age, to kill a four-point whitetail buck on Nov. 12th. Hunting with an atlatl was made legal by Missouri in [...]
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Kentucky Hunter Downs 180-Inch Buck
Josh Hunt took a week off from work in November to spend some time to go hunting and his break sure paid off.According to Outdoorlife.com, after several days of little action, it was on the very last day of his vacation that Hunt shot this 180-inch Kentucky monster from his tree stand. It took three doe [...]
91-Year-Old World War II Vet Man Bags Four-Year-Old Bull Moose in Michigan
This man has had an amazing life, and now he has a moose to add to his life accomplishments. Ben Foord, 91, of Snow Lake, Mich., will turn 92 on Feb. 5, just bagged a four-year-old bull moose. He shot it from about 75 yards from his tree stand. This isn't his first outdoor trophy. In 2006, [...]
Button buck near Comus, Maryland
I was in my tree stand on a farm near Comus, Maryland by 6 a.m. a good half hour before I could legally shoot. For once on opening day, the weather was warm, around 35 degree, and promising to get warmer throughout the day. I love this stand because it's easy to see in every [...]
Is Tomorrow the Best Day to Be in the Tree Stand?
According to Field & Stream it is. Every year, the nation's largest outdoor magazine tells hunters which days they should be in the woods and why, and they chose Saturday, November 12 as the best day of the rut. They recommend being in the woods at daybreak for your shot at the best buck of [...]
Ohio Bowhunter Downs Near 200-Inch Buck in his Suburban Backyard in Ohio
This is why people travel from far and wide to hunt legendary states like Ohio, but maybe they should be targeting the suburbs. Chris Miraglia was used to packing his camo and heading for deer camp to hunt. That was until he put a trail cam in his backyard and saw enormous bucks, like this [...]
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Owl Attacks Michigan Archery Hunter in his Tree Stand
I guess Jason Longbreak knows his camo works.Longbreak was sitting in his tree stand on Sunday with his crossbow in hand when he saw an owl screeching in a nearby tree. With a face mask on and only his eyes showing. According to mcall.com, Longbreak thinks the owl saw his eyes and swooped in for [...]
Bass Pro Angler Gerald Swindle Downs 142-Inch Whitetail in Kentucky
Professional bass anglers spend a lot of time honing their craft, but plenty of the guys leave their boats for tree stands this time of year. Gerald Swindle is one of the best B.A.S.S. anglers to never win a classic, but the popular pro headed down to RiverBend WhiteTails in Sturgis, Ky. for a little [...]
Did Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Kill a Bison?
The hunting and online world went nuts in May when Mark Zuckerberg vowed to only eat food that he killed as a way to eat healthy. He supposedly started by slaughtering his own chicken, pig, and goat, and now it seems that Zuckerberg may have actually joined the hunting community, starting with a bison hunt. [...]
