Posts Tagged ‘tracking’

Written By: Mason Payer “I can’t be the first one to give up, but what are we doing?” This was the thought that ran through my head as I pushed my bike and trailer up the steep dirt grade. Myself, my brother Graham and our hunting partner Derrek “Butters” Butterfield were only half a mile [...]

This is the equipment that makes the difference between going hunting and going for a hike. Adding this hunting specific equipment to the clothing and survival gear from part I and II will complete the gear ensemble that you need to be an effective and efficient hunter. Rifle You wouldn’t be hunting if you didn’t [...]

Shot placement, shot placement, shot placement. More important than caliber, bullet weight, velocity, or energy, shot placement is the most important consideration if you seek to quickly and humanely take deer. Proper shot placement will always guarantee quick, clean, one-shot kills. Knowing where to place your shot requires you to know which organs to target, [...]

Shooting a deer in the field is much different than shooting targets at the range. In the field, the distance to the target isn’t at exact intervals, the deer won’t hold still for long, and there are no benches. The basic fundamentals of marksmanship still apply just as they do on the range, but it [...]

Shooting a deer is an exciting moment that is the product of practice, planning and preparation. While the shot is the ultimate climax of any hunt, success hasn’t really been achieved until you have recovered your deer. The moments immediately following the shot are some of the most important in the recovery process. By observing [...]

Many might think that blood trailing is only something done by bowhunters, but most deer taken with a rifle don’t immediately fall dead when shot, so there is almost always some blood trailing to do during the recovery process. Blood trailing isn’t difficult when a good shot is made as the hemorrhaging that results from [...]