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Technology is changing tactics we use to locate and harvest deer
There are bucks of legend in many of our woods. These ghosts seemingly always evade the hunters and are many times found in the spring after dying of natural causes, or unfortunately they are “caught”

A quick chat with Bassmaster Elite Series angler Mike Iaconelli
Pro angler has lots of irons in the fire.
THE ATLATL and the demise of really big animals 12,000 years ago
Of these large-bodied herbivores, only the deer and bison remain. I noted that scientists oscillate between two explanations for the extinction of these large plant eaters (and their predators).
Holiday reading guide: The 2022 book review
All year, I gather new books in anticipation of writing this review. And then I cram reading them into one or two weeks in order to offer my take on a new crop of reading

December breeding could mean final chance to tag a buck
Whether it is yearling fawns reaching sexual maturity or adult does that got missed in November, December breeding can mean another chance to catch up to a buck for hunters.
Pro Tip of the Week: Brad Hawthorne on the winter bite
A quick tip from Minnesota fishing guide Brad Hawthorne.
First-ice walleye action, and a heater tip
Minnesota’s early walleye bite mostly a near-shore affair in depths from 11 to 13 feet.
Reflections on a miss means coming to grips with failure hunting brings
Lessons learned after missing on a buck the author has hunted for several seasons.

Hunting obsession comes in many forms
Deer hunters measure success in different ways. If this sounds cliche coming from a hunter with an unfilled tag (as of this writing), that is certainly the case.