in Danforth, Maine, texted me a photo (below, left) of deep-set buck tracks cutting through a snow-covered cedar swamp. “Guiding a guy from PA,” the text read. “He’s getting a lesson in tracking.” ...
When deer hunting and snow covers the ground, I often forego typical stand hunting and instead trust my hunting instincts, senses and reflexes (but mostly my camouflage), and still-hunt. A still-hunt ...
Most deer hunters in New York this season finally got a little snow. For this hunter, it’s welcome and a blessing, as tracking deer has traditionally been an important part of the deer hunting ...
UNLESS YOU CONSIDER the impenetrable 30 acres of head-high cattails in the old oxbow slough, the wildest part of this working alfalfa field is the stand of green ash and slag-bark cottonwood trees on ...
Snow on the ground offers hunters a unique opportunity to track deer movements and understand their behavior. Still-hunting, or slowly moving through the woods, is an effective technique when snow is ...