MIDDAY SHIFT For Rut Phase Hunts

Before your hunting plan for the upcoming rut phases is put to bed, consider this. How many times during the rut phases have you planned on sitting until noon or later on morning hunts and then aborted the hunt early due to a lack of deer sightings and boredom? Plans...

ACTIVE SCRAPES

Number One Natural Hunting Location The Michigan NRC has banned baiting in 12 counties for the 2018 deer season and beginning January 2019 the baiting ban takes place in Michigan’s entire Lower Peninsula. All in reaction to chronic wasting disease (CWD). For at...

Scout smart for early season opportunities

by John Eberhart August 01, 2016 If I had a five-spot for every time I’ve heard a similar story I’d have enough to buy a tricked out new bow. Nobody can read a deer’s mind and studies done in captive environments or in areas where hunting is nearly...

Scout now For Next Fall (Part II)

by John Eberhart March 01, 2016 In order of early scouting importance, once on foot, focus your attention on sign for stand locations in primary scrape areas, fruit and mast trees, within bedding areas, funnels between bedding areas and terrain feature funnels. Plus...

SCOUT NOW FOR NEXT FALL

by John Eberhart February 01, 2016 For each of the three instructional whitetail bowhunting books my son Chris and I wrote, my four instructional DVDs, as well as for hunting articles, from 1998 to date we’ve; researched many whitetail studies, tracked...