November is here! For all the hype, the woods should be a vertible meat market right now. According to hunting media, testosterone is running high, and big bucks are dumber than ever! (Have you noticed how the bucks pictured on the internet are larger than anything you’ve seen in real life?) Working my way inContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 11/05”
Category Archives: Hunting
Using a Crossbow: What to Expect
I picked up a crossbow a few months ago in order to take advantage of the archery deer season here in Tennessee. Buying the weapon has effectively doubled the length my hunting season, and opened up opportunities for me in some archery only hunting units. I’m real interested in learning to shoot a vertical bow,Continue reading “Using a Crossbow: What to Expect”
Hunt Log 2022: Deer 10/22
I had two encounters with deer on my latest hunt, neither of which yielded a heavy pack full of meat. Hunting Saturday morning, I didn’t have a whole lot going for me. The weather was balmy, the field I expected the deer to be feeding in had been cut (unbeknownst to me), and the windContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 10/22”
Hunt Log 2022: Deer 10/14-15
friday, 10/14 My manager let me off work an hour early on Friday after a long, slow day with little to do. Small guestures go far in the workplace, and, in this instance, that small guesture significantly altered the trajectory of my evening. Not just my evening, in fact, but also my weekend, hunting season,Continue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 10/14-15”
Renegade GTX Mid Hiking Boots
The Renegade GTX Mid hiking boots are a well known LOWA workhorse. I bought a pair about two years ago, and I have to say: I’ve been impressed. The condition of your feet is highly important in the backcountry. Often, your feet and footwear systems are the first to fail on a hike. I’ve wornContinue reading “Renegade GTX Mid Hiking Boots”
Hunt Log 2022: Deer 10/08-09
Last weekend was definately the most frustrating weekend of deer season so far. Coming in hot off of some early season success and a few close calls, it was easy to feel cocky. The weekend was humbling. I saw a total of zero deer, but heard at least five as they galloped away snorting inContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 10/08-09”
Hunt Log 2022: Bear/Deer 10/01-02
Last weekend, a buddy and I roadtripped a couple hours east to look for bears on public land. Neither of us had been out there before, so it was really a scouting mission with the capability to hunt. We had planned to drive out Friday night and hunt all weekend, but extraneous circumstances paired theContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Bear/Deer 10/01-02”
Hunt Log 2022: Deer 09/24-25
Whew! What a weekend. The opening days of archery season were a rollercoaster. It turned out well in the end, though, as my summer scouting payed off with early season success. 09/24 Saturday was simple. I hunted all day. I did see two deer, but they were in such thick brush I wasn’t able toContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 09/24-25”
Running Through My Mind: An Elk Hunting Story
Nothing keeps me awake at night like hunting, both in terms of anticipation and in terms of rumination. I’d like to think that I’m altruistic enough to be plagued at night by grand deliberations on curing cancer, or possibly war abroad. Maybe something closer to home, like the homeless on the streets of Seattle, orContinue reading “Running Through My Mind: An Elk Hunting Story”
Hunt Log 2022: Dove 09/03
Dove hunting is lots of fun. It doesn’t require much equipment, you get to shoot a lot, and the weather (especially in the early season) can be quite pleasant. In my mind, dove hunting is like an appetizer for the rest of the hunting season: small portions and lots of zest. I decided to beContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Dove 09/03”
Persistence Outdoors 