More Meat on the Table

The last day of regular firearms season in Maryland proved to be very productive for this hunter!  Right at first light 3 does ran through the field, coming from my left, and the largest doe stopped broadside only 20 yards in front of my stand.  BOOM!  My 30.06 slung the Nosler bullet and knocked it dead in its tracks. Continue reading

Opening Weekend of Firearm Season

This year’s Maryland firearm season started off the same way it has for 17 years – my dad, brother, and me in the truck loaded with our hunting gear, on the way to the farm.  There’s been a new addition to this tradition for the past two years now, my youngest sister in-law, Sophie, coming out with us.  So we were all loaded into my dad’s truck, with all our gear, headed out to the farm very early in the morning.  Continue reading

Paleo Crunch – Delicious and Healthy Hunting Snack

My wife convinced me to try out the Paleo diet with her, so I’ve had to change up the food I usually eat while hunting.  The go-to food for me while hunting is PowerBars, which I always keep a few in my hunting pack.  I love the peanut butter flavor and will have one as breakfast, as well as keeping one or two for a snack throughout the day if I’m going to be in the stand or out in the woods for a long time.  Since PowerBars aren’t “Paleo approved,” I needed to find something else.  Continue reading

The Best Sights of Deer Season

Recently, Daniel Schmidt from Deer and Deer Hunting wrote a short blog post that really got me thinking.  He simply listed his favorite sights of deer season – “blaze-orange clothing hanging from washlines; a pickup truck parked near a cornfield; and any of the “Welcome Deer Hunters” signs posted at convenience stores, truck stops, etc.”

I don’t care what sort of mood I’m in, when I see a sign of deer season I instantly feel a bit of happiness and my stress fades away.  Here’s a few of my favorite sights of deer season:

  1. Trucks parked at the edge of cornfields
  2. Catching a hint of blaze orange walking through a field
  3. “Deer Butcher” signs
  4. Catching a glimpse of the day’s kill hanging in a barn
  5. Groups of guys gathered around a pickup truck as one is showing off his new trophy.

What are your favorite signs of deer season?  Let us know in the comments!