The Kansas Whitetail Deer - A Life at 20'...Stories, Research and Remedies
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Life at 20'
My life in God's great outdoors
My life in God's great outdoors
Learn what the mature (big) bucks are really doing during the Fall.
Learn how to find the travel routes of your bucks.
Learn how to prep your stands and cutouts for the Fall.
Learn how to put up stands and hide in plain sight.
Learn how to hide yourself during entry and exit.
See what the numbers really tell us about when and where to hunt.
... and much, much more.
After reading this book you will have a greater appreciation for the Whitetail deer and the archers that wait patiently to observe these magnificent animals. If you are a Whitetail hunter, it will become an invaluable aid to your hunting preparation and subsequent success.
The book (460 pg. paperback) includes information spanning 10 years: 300+ days in the field preparing for the fall; observations from 190 days in a stand or blind; data from over 700,000 pictures; and a large chapter dedicated to improving your ability to get close to one of North America's greatest animals.
This book can be read in several fashions:
-You can read every hunt that is accompanied with the surrounding data (i.e., sunrise, sunset, wind direction, temperature and moon phases, accompanied with a picture of the geographical setup and “The Hunt”).
-You can peruse the book looking for the “Daylight Mature Buck Sighting.” These highlighted “Daylight Buck Sightings” tell you when and where the mature bucks are during the season.
-You can find out how to get close and improve your chances to see more deer and harvest a mature buck.
-You can go straight to the appendices and read:
o The developmental history for each stand site with descriptions of bedding areas, sanctuaries, food and watering sources.
o The equipment summary.
o Or see the date and time graph of mature bucks spotted during daylight hours.
Contents
Chapter 1: Back in the Game
Chapter 2: Adapt
Chapter 3: Wolverines and the Stalk at Cottonwood Pass
Chapter 4: Tall Boy, Lost‘nSpace
Chapter 5: Spinning Like a Top
Chapter 6: Penelope and 15er
Chapter 7: TinMan
Chapter 8: Squiggly Down Under
Chapter 9: Goggles for No Brow
Chapter 10: Little All-American
Chapter 11: Snow and the Grand 8
Chapter 12: Monsters and a Little Ram
Mistakes = Success (What We Learned Along the Way)
Preparations
Scouting
The Grid
Know your Landscape
Finding the Fall Range
Travel Routes
Cameras
Staging/Moving your Cameras
Minerals
Bedding/Sanctuaries
Ag Fields
Feeders and Food Plots
Stands
Stand Location
Stand Location and Wind Direction
Stand Location and Shot Selection
Stand Location - Hiding in Plain Sight
Stand Location and your Entry and Exit
Hanging the Stand
Setting a Ground Blind
Cutouts
Cedar Trees - Ladders and Hang-on's
Cottonwoods and Camo
When to Hunt: Conditions; Fronts and Storms
What the Research told us ...
Choosing a Stand:Morning Hunt; an Afternoon Hunt or the All-Day Stand
The Hunt: movement; scent control; calls and decoys
Field to Freezer
Appendix A—Food, Water, Bedding, and Site Development
Appendix B—Glossary
Appendix C—Equipment
Appendix D—Scattergram - Mature Buck Sightings over 10 seasons
Appendix E—Moon Phases and Mature Buck Sightings over 10 seasons
My life in God's great outdoors
My life in God's great outdoors
My life in God's great outdoors
Your day in the great outdoors is a journal to record your outdoor activities, hobbies, and/or daily observations.
The 50 day journal (paperback) has two pages dedicated to each day/hunt/workout/ fishing trip/vacation day etc. Each day has an informational area for you to record date, weather conditions and an area to draw or denote the layout of the area you are spending your time.
Each day has two lined pages to write down keys facts, inspirational sayings, and/or memories.