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Field Guides
Everything we write, newest first. Scouting, season tactics and what happens after the shot.
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Blade length, grind and steel: picking a knife for deer
A deer knife is a small tool doing precise work in bad conditions. Why blade length and grind matter more than the steel on the box.
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Field dressing a deer in the order that keeps meat clean
Field dressing is a sequence, not a race. The five step order that keeps hair and gut off the meat, and what actually spoils venison.
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Late season deer: how cold and pressure move the bedding
After the rut, cold sets the calorie bill and pressure sets the hours. Where late season deer bed, when they feed, and how to hunt them without burning the spot.
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Hunting the rut in big woods with no field edge to sit
Big woods rut hunting has no field edge and no patternable food. The five terrain shapes that replace it, and how to hunt them from the ground.
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Where to hang a trail camera on ground everyone else hunts
Camera placement on pressured public land is a trade between photographs and pressure. Where the useful pictures come from, and how often to check.
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What deer sign actually tells you, and what it does not
Deer sign proves a deer was there, not that it will come back. How to read tracks, rubs, scrapes and beds without fooling yourself.
