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A couple of Blondes go hunting and they get lost in the woods.
Remembering the universal distress signal of firing 3 shots, they fire 3 shots into the air and wait. After an hour they fire 3 more shots. Another hour goes by and still no one comes to help.
One Blonde turns to the other and says, “I hope somebody comes this time because these are my last three arrows.”
By Glen Wunderlich
Last evening’s hunt was filled with activity. Deer began moving into the brassica plot in front of me at 150 yards at about 5 pm and the action continued past dark. I wasn’t able to keep track of how many whitetails were on hand – kind of like counting fish in an aquarium – but they filtered in from all angles.
Near dark, one lone buck – a 7-inch spike buck – entered the area and remained into the darkness.
I am still holding off for a big buck and/or snow, whichever comes first. With the mild weather coming this weekend, it looks like I’ll have to break out the Knight Revolution muzzleloader at next week’s end for the beginning of muzzleloader season next Friday.
It seems as though the mild weather has the deer in more of a content mood instead of the typical frenzied feeding mode this time of year. It’s Michigan, however, and by January they’ll get a bit more desperate.
Much of the green foliage is still evident
Brassica Plot in Distance
Tonight and this weekend should be interesting because of all the anticipated fair-weather hunters moving deer.
Warm weather for Thanksgiving and the weekend may contribute to more deer being taken by Michigan hunters.
By Glen Wunderlich
With firearms deer season upon us, many hunters will be sighting in their guns. Since there’s not a lot of time to waste, and ammunition is quite expensive, I am providing some tips to get the job done as economically as possible.
As mentioned in previous writings, a six-inch kill zone will be the standard from any shooting position in the field for deer. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Bad luck seems to haunt some pretty good deer hunters who may very well deserve the tag “hard-luck” hunters. Even avid hunters can possess all the new gear and tactics, yet, when the moment of truth arrives, they are unable to make a good shot. And, a shot that is not good is bad in so many ways.
In the bad-shot scenario, the hunter should consider not only his prey, but also himself, as being lucky, if his errant shot misses his target completely. The animal escapes unscathed, courtesy of the inaccurate shot, and the hunter has no tracking chores.
If, however, such a hunter places his shot beyond the fringe of the fatal zone, he must begin to track his wounded quarry and the stark reality is that not all deer are recovered. Read more
Three hunters, who were under surveillance, were caught poaching in Idaho. They got jail time, fines and Idaho got their rifles. A good, swift kick in the pants and an adios of “Don’t come back” is in order.
Here is the link to the cheaters’ story…
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2011) – The 2012 Outdoor Adventure Dream Giveaway, a nationwide giveaway sponsored by WorldCause Foundation, provides everyone with not just one but three chances to win! Featured in this spectacular giveaway is one truly unprecedented grand prize package and two incredible runner-up Dream Getaway packages.
The lucky participant who receives the winning phone call for the mind blowing grand prize package will receive a 2011 Ram 2500 Outdoorsman Mega-Cab 4X4 diesel truck with a Talon series Superwinch and pop-up roof-top camper, 21′ Ranger Reata boat with 225hp Evinrude Motor and custom trailer, Can-Am Commander 1000XT side-by-side off road vehicle, $10,000 prepaid card for gas, and $30,000 Cash to help pay the prize taxes. Read more
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Participants once again enjoyed the insights and instruction from the “Master of the Long Bow” Byron Ferguson. It was a wonderful event held at the Goodman Ranch, Henderson TN. Global Outfitters TV filmed the school, and segments will be aired this winter on the Pursuit Channel. Two students harvested their first animal with traditional equipment on the ranch during the school.
Mike Goodman invites you to join legendary archer BYRON FERGUSON to be your personal instructor for 3 days at the amazing Goodman Ranch Trophy Hunting Lodge located in the beautiful rolling hills of West Tennessee. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Opening Day Fog, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Certainly, the fog was a contributor to the relative silence. So, too was the fact that opening day fell on a Tuesday. For me, however, Murphy’s Law joined forces with nature to force plan B into action. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Yesterday’s afternoon session of deer hunting in the strong winds found me in a chair blind overlooking a large destination field of brassicas. Only one deer was spotted – a yearling six-point buck working the food plot at the far end. The young buck lingered for approximately 20 minutes and exited into an adjoining woodlot. Fortunately for the buck, no other hunters were on hand.
This morning’s temperature is a rather balmy 43 degrees and, once again, high winds are predicted. Hopefully, they’ll hold off for this Saturday early session – yes, opening weekend.