Hunting big and small game all around North America
No tractor, no problem. A large chunk of trophy bucks come from hunters who use food plots. This isn’t always feasible for every hunter. And, you might think you don’t have the right equipment to plant your own plot. Don’t worry, though, you don’t need a tractor. If you’re willing to work for it, you…
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Step one to any successful food plot is the obtaining a soil sample, it’s the most crucial part to the success of the entire operation. Have you ever wondered how much a food plot costs? Like, truly every dollar spent from the first step to the last? The guys from Top Pin Outdoors are taking…
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Hole in the Horn Buck / OTBYou have to wonder what possible record bucks may be walking around out there. We often hear about some incredible deer when they get harvested by a hunter. The news of a new record buck spreads like crazy. The Milo Hansen buck, the James Jordan buck, and now the…
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Timing was everything for this image. It’s quite amazing that a camera caught this. We set up these trail cameras a couple years ago on each sides of a creek that ran parallel to two trails. The trail cameras were set up where a third trail intersected both, giving us the best chance to capture…
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Bowstrings seem like a simple piece of equipment. On the surface, these taunt and often colorful strings send our arrows downrange – pretty basic, right? However, not all bowstrings are created equal. In fact, they can be constructed with various high-tech materials, all of which have pros and cons and are exclusive to certain bow…
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Two young gobblers (jakes) lock beaks.Turkeys seem to have a degree of repugnance for rain, wind, snow and cold only slightly below ours. However, the turkey mating season tends to wash away some of that fear, uncomforting feeling and intolerance of inclement weather much better than hunters. Many turkey hunters have never seen the book,…
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Jake HoferPicking the right seeds for deer food plots can make a world of difference. Food plotting has become a major staple in deer hunting and land management. If you thought it was tough to decide what stand to hunt, try picking seeds to plant in your food plots. We’ve compiled a list of seeds…
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Facebook/FacebookEvery deer hunter loves a big 8-pointer! For today’s #WhitetailWednesday, we decided to look at some of the biggest 8-point bucks ever taken. It takes some impressive measurements for a buck to crack the 170-inch minimum to make it into the Boone and Crockett record book with only eight scorable points. In fact, it has happened…
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Easter weekend finally brought the weather I was looking for, and I sprang into action on the chore list. After all, turkey season was only a month away (shorter for the youth weekend) and there’s plenty to do if I want to spend my weekend mornings in May chasing gobblers. The truth is, I’m going…
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Cara Harper/FacebookTagging a turkey in Nebraska doesn’t get much better than this. We’ve featured Cara Harper in a few great stories over the last year here at Wide Open Spaces. As a co-host during the 2017 season for Ducks Unlimited TV, this passionate hunter exudes the strengths and qualities we all should strive for, and…
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