Hunt The Land

We are wrapping up our archery deer hunt in Arizona. We have been all over the deer and are talking about our finals days in AZ, how we are finding deer, and how you can do a trip like this of your own. This is the final part of this 3 part series and should be an encouragement to all that western destination trips are feasible on a budget!

This is part two of our Arizona archery deer hunt. We are scouting for deer, freezing it out in a tent, eating out of a camp stove, and trying to fin the bucks. We eventually get on mule and coues deer bucks and does, and get to let an arrow loose at a critter. Part three is coming next week!

Moriah and Kyle are on the way to Arizona for an over the counter archery mule deer hunt! We are talking over our plans and expectations for the hunt as well as how we planned this trip. We are midway through our trip at this point in mid Oklahoma and our excitement is at an all time high.

Here is the story of Moriah's 2018 Mississippi public land bow buck. It's probably one of the craziest stories of second chances, crazy experiences, and good fortune that brought a big 4.5 year old public land buck down! You don't want to miss this one!

It's late season and food is limited, where do you look for late season hunting success? Today we will cover that question and focus on natural food sources for hunting public and private ground were ag and food plots aren't available. We discuss herbaceous plants, woody browse, and finally acorns, but first lets here about Mark's recent public land doe harvest!

This week we are covering our takes on baiting deer, our experience with bait, where we currently are at on the baiting question, and pros/cons of baiting deer. To start we have a few Alabama and Mississippi updates!

This is the story of a first deer harvest and the crazy turn of events that led to a mature buck on the ground minutes later. First we catch up on the rest of our rutcations in North Carolina and what led up to the very memorable day in the deer woods!

On this episode we are telling the stories of our rut hunt woes as both of us have had golden opportunities we did not capitalize on. Moriah tells about his encounter with his #1 hitlist buck and Mark tells about his poor luck with does.

This week we are discussing Mark's recent North Carolina buck harvest and Moriah's Mississippi doe harvest! We start out talking about Mississippi CWD status and how we as hunters can help.

It's sweet November and we are talking about calling strategy, our favorite calls, when to call, when not to call, and success stories from hunts of the past.

We are answering the million dollar question this week, "what triggers the whitetail rut?" We will also cover how state agencies gather data to publish peak breeding maps for states and counties, the wide array of southern rut dates, and what likely caused this great variety of peak breeding dates. To start we will catch up on our most recent hunts, including Mark's muzzleloader opener in North Carolina!

Ever wondered what graduate school research is like in the wildlife field? We are talking about just that this week! We are breaking down exactly what graduate school is, what our responsibilities are, what kind of projects we work on, what data we collect, and how those who are interested can prepare themselves for graduate school!

We are talking the importance and versatility of hunting with a mobile hunting strategy on the podcast this week. First we talk why you should consider using mobile setups and how you can use them to cover new territory. We are also covering going in blind to new properties and how a mobile hunting strategy can make this successful!

On this episode we are talking about converting non-native cool-season grasses to wildlife habitat, Moriah's Mississippi hunt updates, and his first public land deer harvest! The importance of converting areas in non-native cool-season grasses to native plant communities is very cheap and easy. Listen to find out how!

Today we are discussing hard and soft mast trees. We break down differences between red oaks and white oaks, list important oak species we need to know, and how our hunting strategy revolves around the characteristics of these species. We then discuss persimmon, honey locust, and other soft mast trees.