en-us http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/ 10 Journals http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1191 An event we look forward to every year, the Serve Outdoors deer hunt at Canyon Lake, Tx., was suddenly upon us. I left home early last Friday morning and headed for the hill country. Since we were going to be hunting that afternoon, I needed to get there before the other hunters started to show up. ... 11/20/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1190 If you are a diehard bowhunter, you’ve probably have had a situation where you shot a buck of a lifetime only to discover moments later that maybe the arrow didn’t go exactly where you wanted or even if it went right where you aimed, the buck didn’t die as quickly as you hoped.  Often a poor bl... 11/19/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1189 If you have ever sighted in a rifle with friends before rifle season opens, you probably noticed that one hunter seems to shoot better than the rest. While most hunters are able to hold tight groups at a hundred yards, the shining star of the group holds tight groups at 200 or even 300 yards. Their ... 11/16/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1188 On November 4, 2008 Barack Obama was elected as the next President of this country. On November 5, gun sales skyrocketed across the country and a year later gun sales are still brisk. Gun enthusiasts, deer hunters, and average Joe’s who don’t own a gun are buying lots and lots of guns. Most people a... 11/16/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1187 November is a special time of year for many diehard deer hunters. Most deer hunters head to the woods as often as possible in hopes of tagging a trophy. November is often the only month that big bucks make a mistake and come out during daylight hours. Many times, we get only one chance to tag a trop... 11/12/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1186 We held our 9th annual teal hunt this past September near my home town of El Campo, Tx, when 11 disabled hunters come in for a weekend of duck hunting. Two of our guys, Mikey Sellers from Louisiana & Josh Wilhelm from Texas, were new injuries and it was their first time back in the field. We h... 11/12/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1185 While sitting in the deer stand this past weekend I found myself getting a little bored after a few hours of seeing nothing, so I reached into my pocket and pulled out my iPhone. While searching the apps for "hunt" I found one of the best deer hunting games you could possibly ask for. It is ca... 11/9/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1184 It didn’t begin well. Any hunter can empathize with our situation. Our luggage made the plane transfer during the hour and a half layover in Chicago but the rifle case did not. The airline agents in Rapid City located our rifle case in Chicago. It would not arrive at our location in Alzada, Montana ... 11/5/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1183 The story of “Tuner” began back in mid-July when I filmed a buck behind my house that I quickly nick-named “Tuner” because of the inside “forks” on it G-4’s. At the time, I figured he was a shooter, but it’s always difficult to tell when they are in velvet. ... 11/3/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1182   Most of you who know me personally are aware of the fact that I have been legally blind in my left eye since birth. Light and some larger shapes are discernible, but I am unable to tell you which direction the legs point on the monstrous "E" that tops the official medical eye chart. ... 10/24/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1181 I have met some neat people while elk hunting over the years. Most of them are from the West. If you have ever traveled West, you know that things operate differently than they do in the East. Most people are not in a rush and seem to be very friendly. Western hunters do pick up the pace when they n... 10/24/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1180 If you are a bowhunter, you probably regularly shoot your bow in your backyard. Almost all of us own a foam target or two that we regularly shoot at to hone our archery skills. If you are serious about honing your archery skills, consider shooting at foam targets in your backyard and 3D targets with... 10/23/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1179 I constantly talk to hunters who want to give elk hunting a try. Most hunters get to hunt whitetails and that’s about it. I think the one big game animal every American hunter should hunt before he dies is elk. Elk are amazing animals and they live in breathtaking wilderness that most Midwestern dee... 10/23/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1178 Hunting requires a lot of patience, especially if you are bowhunting. If you’re a bowhunter, you understand what I am saying. In the last five years, with both a bow and gun, I have harvested several big game animals on the last day of my hunt.... many of them mere moments before dark.   A lot... 10/21/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1177   Africa for many of us is still an unfulfilled dream that simmers in our mind overpowering our nostrils with the heavy aroma of mystery and adventure. It is my fondest hope to travel there someday before my stay on this magnificent earth is ended by that final punching of life’s dai... 10/20/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1176 A storm front pushing down from western Canada looked ominous as we crossed the Colorado state line into Wyoming. It's also one of the things I love about being at elevation - you can see rain storms from 20 miles away. By the time we reached Wheatland, forty miles north of Cheyenne, the line ... 10/20/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1175   It was fourth down and inches to go and I had vowed, in blood, to score.   In the still morning, just as the first shafts of sunlight began to filter through the heavy canopy of the thick forest, I sensed a sneeze coming on. I tried to figh... 10/20/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1173 My broad heads seek early season whitetail like a man. The forest’s canopy is choked with heavy green foliage wrapping around limbs, while the floor is scattered with gold nuggets of prized acorns. There’s no better time to hunt Buffalo County, Wisconsin than right now! The Wisconsin archer... 10/16/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1172 Legendary mountain man Jeremiah Johnson roamed throughout Colorado and other mountainous regions. He must have listened to the elk bugle just as we did on our recent hunting trip. He probably caught trout from the same streams we fished. We can never be sure, but imagining my footsteps tracing over ... 10/12/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1171 By noon on our fifth day in South Africa, we were on the third leg of our African adventure. This time we were heading to the Baviaans River Valley in the Eastern Cape and Andrew Pringle’s huge family ranch.             Followin... 10/6/2009