Tactics
By Alex Comstock
If I had to guess, I'd venture to say that probably most deer hunters would like to harvest mature bucks on a yearly basis or as close to a yearly basis as possible. Yet, when you get down to it, not many hunters actually do this. The are a multitude of reasons, but in this blog post, I'm going to go over three rules that if you have, and stay true to, will no doubt help you tag more mature bucks. The real question is, are you willing to commit to them?
By Alex Comstock
Do you know what my wall would look like had I harvested every mature buck I've gotten trail camera pictures of? I wouldn't have any room for more bucks. Or even if I had harvested every mature buck that I've gotten over 100 pictures of...that would still be a long list! The point I'm trying to get across here is that getting pictures of a mature buck and harvesting him are two things that can be worlds apart. I think to some hunters, this point is obvious, but to some, it might be a helpful reminder that there can still be a long way to go to harvesting a buck even after capturing many photos of him. The challenge is how do you go from pictures to a blood trail?
By Alex Comstock
There are a lot of different ways you can attack your hunting strategy when it comes to early season hunting. You can sit lots of observation stands, hunt food plots, water holes, try and watch a buck do the same thing multiple times before moving in on him...or you can get aggressive. Getting aggressive isn't always the best thing to do depending on your hunting situation, but if you can afford to risk getting aggressive, it could just pay off. Here's three reasons you should get aggressive if your season is already open or will be opening very soon.
By Alex Comstock
Today is finally the day. It's a day that I've been dreaming about since the second I walked out of the stand for the last time last year. Every season is a fresh slate, with new learning opportunities out there, hopes and dreams unscathed, and the unknown of what the upcoming season may present. Today marks the start of my 2018 deer season, and I could not be more excited. I'm in North Dakota and have high hopes of getting it done in the next few days, hopefully arrowing an early season mature buck. And with that, I wanted to touch on a few tactics that I feel are underrated which you could capitalize on in the next month during your early season hunting.
By Alex Comstock
Deer season officially starts for me this Friday afternoon as I'll finally be in a stand once again in North Dakota. I've got high hopes for opening weekend, just as I always do during the first week or two of season. I've come to the conclusion that if you hunt a state that opens early (specifically the front half of September) it could be your best time all year to tag a mature buck. Here's two reasons why!
By Alex Comstock
Scent control in the deer hunting world. It can be a fascinating conversation between hunters. Does it work? Is it pointless? How about somewhere in between? I think at the end of the day it comes down to the individual hunter and what works for you. But what if you don't know if you should practice scent control or not? Well today, I'm going to give you my honest thoughts on it, and how I approach my scent control strategy.
By Alex Comstock
Between right now and October 1st (date most all states will be open for bowhunting) I'd be willing to bet a lot of treestands are going to be hung. Whether you are hanging rut stands, or are frantically trying to get a set ready before opener rolls in, stands all across the country will be going in trees. When hanging stands, we don't just randomly pick a tree right? Usually there are reasons we put a stand in a certain place. On occasion, and I've certainly been guilty of this, we don't always look at the details when hanging stands. Today, I wanted to hit on three things that I find important when you are out hanging treestands.
By Alex Comstock
In the last couple of seasons I have started hunting more and more with a "run n gun" stand setup. This style of hunting requires you to hike in with a stand on your back, set up on the fly, and then tear down at the end of the hunt. There are a lot of advantages to this type of hunting style, and I've come to really like it. Often, the first time in to a spot can be the best chance at a mature buck. Just like anything, there are downsides as well, and today I wanted to review both the pros and the cons of a mobile hunting setup to help you decide if you should adopt this kind of hunting.
By Alex Comstock
It's hard to believe August is already here. For me, I'll be in a treestand in about three weeks, which is absolutely absurd to me how fast opening day is nearing. With deer season seemingly approaching faster and faster everyday no matter where you're located in the country, the last thing we as hunters want to do is mess up our season before it gets here. These four things in this blog post could set you on the wrong path for your 2018 season, and you'll want to surely avoid them.
