Every season, deer are lost that could have been found. Here’s a refresher on reading a deer’s reaction at the shot, waiting the right amount of time, and knowing what the blood is telling you.
How to track a deer after the shot: A blood-trailing refresher for gun season Read More »
It seems like just yesterday that I was placing my cameras for the year and waiting on bow season. Yet here we are, with prime time barreling around the corner.
The deer certainly are ready for it, because the volume of scrapes and rubs absolutely has exploded in the past 10 days. I’ve also seen some real dandies taking a dirt nap in my neck of the woods, making for some happy hunters.
Ryan Rothstein: Knock, knock, knocking… on the door of whitetail prime time Read More »
September was weird.
Compared to recent autumns, it felt seasonally cool, whereas recent years have seen consistent heat into the 80s and beyond. It was also a lot wetter than previous falls have been. These two factors created some pretty solid hunting days, and clearly some folks were taking advantage.
Ryan Rothstein: As bucks shuffle the deck, know when to play your hand Read More »
By the time you read this, I probably will have a couple sits under my belt on new pieces of public ground that I haven’t hunted before. The main reason for this is because of not having a buck old enough to chase on the private ground where I have access.
I try to practice what I preach when it comes to deer management, so I would much rather pile up a few does with my tags than slap my tag on the first forkie that walks past. No judgment to those who do, but there are a few truths I know about whitetail ecology that stem from this.
Ryan Rothstein: Aiming for early deer season hits on public land Read More »
Lately, I’ve been thinking we could be in for a tough deer season. If that sounds ludicrous on the surface, I agree.
Deer numbers in at least one-third of Minnesota are as high or higher than they’ve ever been, and populations elsewhere are rebounding. But the reason I think we could be in for a tough one has nothing to do with deer numbers.
You’ll have to pardon my oversight. The areas I hunt most aren’t under a feeding and attractant ban, so frankly, I haven’t had to think about this until now.
Ryan Rothstein: Getting creative to attract whitetails Read More »
We hunters have a certain fondness for tooting our own horns. Whenever there is criticism of hunting, our response almost universally invokes hunters’ role in recovery of wildlife species and the funding our equipment purchases and license dollars generate for wildlife management.
That’s a valid statement. But that shouldn’t let us off the hook. If we’re honest with ourselves, the recoveries we celebrate really aren’t as spectacular as we like to imagine.
Ryan Rothstein: Assessing America’s wildlife recovery journey Read More »
Between swatting at deer flies and reapplying bug spray for the millionth time, my arms are getting a workout in recent weeks. But there’s one thing I like to do this time of year to begin setting the table for deer season. Though it might seem odd, I’m focused on establishing mock scrapes right now.
If you’ve never messed around with mock scrapes, I can give you a litany of reasons why you should.
Ryan Rothstein: It’s not too early to be thinking of mock scrapes Read More »
I recently found myself on a hillside, round about sunset, hand collecting seed from porcupine grass. If you’re wondering why someone would do such a thing and are now questioning my sanity, I assure you that it’s entirely for my sanity.
Apart from that, porcupine grass is a really cool, and very important, native cool-season prairie grass that is nearly impossible to buy as seed.
Ryan Rothstein: Unplug from doom scrolling and get back to what matters in life Read More »
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