I've never been much for hiking even though some of my friends love it. And I feel the same way about camping. I've often said that if I'm camping, there needs to be a hunting or fishing trip involved somewhere.

Ever since last summer, I have been watching one particular buck. He's not a giant but he has a short third beam that protrudes straight out from the bottom of his main beam.

In most areas I hunt in, the prevailing good wind is out of the Northwest. The hardest places to hunt are the ones where that wind is downwind to my deer because I am unable to place a stand in any other position.

My ground blind leaks. Yours does too. Yeah, I know you have the top-of-the-line, largest, most cushy, made-of-the-best-waterproof-material-blind money can buy.

This time of year, orange fills the woods. It confirms gun season has come.

It never fails that each deer hunting season I get a slight strain in my upper back and a vertebra that tries to dislocate. Most of the time, these return to normal after a few days back to my normal activities, along with a mini massage.

My ground blind leaks. Yours does too.

A few years ago, I bought a really nice and comfortable lock-on stand along with an expensive ladder climbing system to go along with it.

I'm back at home after an extended time away hunting and preparing for some outdoor events.

I've been waiting for this week for some time. I've only hunted 2 times because I wanted to save all my energy and all my wifey-points for these next 2 months.

I love hunting in the Midwest. I've been going there for several years and look forward to it each year at this time.

It finally happened. After 30 years of climbing trees, my tree stand collapsed right under my feet.

I woke up this morning and there was frost on my truck windshield. It was the first of the year. The temperature said 36 degrees, but the deer hunting temperature said hot!

By now, just about every state has opened their bow season for deer. These weeks are always some of the most exciting times for those of us who are anxious to get back into the tree stand after several months off.

One of the difficulties in hunting mountainous areas is that we not only have to set our stands up according to the wind directions but also according to what are called thermals.

The seasons are changing. The mornings and evenings are cooler, the days are getting shorter, and the days of harvesting are coming to an end.

As a young teenager, many of my summer days were spent fishing at the local canal.

It seems on opening day, all the sights, sounds, touches, and smells are at their highest peak. After being gone from the woods for several months, I am more aware of these things on the first few days of hunting season.

I can remember the first time I was exposed to those reflective tree tacks.

It's only August but I'm getting a little nervous about the upcoming deer season. I still have a few hours of field preparation I need to do before I can begin getting my gear situated.

This time of year, deer are craving salt and other minerals. The bucks need this during the time when their antlers are growing. And they will literally eat the dirt if it contains traces of these raw elements.

As a young adult, I worked for a mining company. My job allowed me to stay in the mountains all day. We only saw the boss on Mondays and Fridays. I prospected for coal by core drilling.

I see the transitioning happening now. It's harvest time. I see apples, pears, persimmons, and acorns. All these, and more, are favorites of deer. During the spring, deer feed on all sorts of browse.

I see the transitioning happening now. It's harvest time. I see apples, pears, persimmons, and acorns. All these, and more, are favorites of deer. During the spring, deer feed on all sorts of browse.

This time of year, I begin earnestly getting ready for the upcoming deer season. It's the hottest time of the year, but one has no choice if he is to be ready for the end of September.