It is my great pleasure to introduce my long-time friend and hunting partner, Hart ‘Silverback’ Daley as this week’s guest blogger. The following is his tale of both an incredible hunt and an even more incredible bird as he ‘Double Downs in 2012’. On the eve of May 3rd I ventured down the dirt… [Read more…]
May 22, 2012
“There is something about three hours alone in here without the sound of another human voice that is restorative…It is an aloneness that is wholly free from loneliness…(but) make no mistake that the purpose in hunting turkeys is to kill some, not to worship nature.” - Tom Kelly A day prior to the… [Read more…]
May 15, 2012
“Some men suppose, probably judging by the domestic variety, that wild turkeys are dumb, and they don’t understand why others consider hunting them such fine sport. It’s because of its difficulty and uncertainty. It offers a challenge that only those naturally gifted with woods sense and great patience can master.” – Archibald Rutledge… [Read more…]
May 8, 2012
“I touched my call softly, alluringly, only once. To call too much is fatal. You have to vamp him. Like a man, he does not care for this ripe fruit that falls into his hand. What he gets stirred up over is a siren, and enchantress, a wild-wood princess, shy and wonderful, hard to… [Read more…]
May 1, 2012
“Make no mistake about this: some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters.” - Archibald Rutledge The gobble shattered the pre-dawn darkness sending a twinge of excitement that reverberated through my very core. It was reminiscent to my childhood days when you just knew something exciting was going to happen, but… [Read more…]
April 24, 2012
“Wildlife photography consists of a series of repeated attempts by a crazed individual to obtain impossible photos of unpredictable subjects performing unlikely behaviors under outrageous circumstances.” – Mike Biggs As hunters we have all experienced that rush of adrenaline when finally, after what seemed like an eternity, a magnificent antlered… [Read more…]
April 17, 2012
April column Editor’s note: One week each month we will run the Ask The Deer Tracker post. Anyone wishing to send a question for future posts can e-mail it to rgbernier@gmail.com Q. – I have noticed that some bucks have substantially more antler growth than others during the initial growing period. Could you tell… [Read more…]
April 10, 2012
“Unconsidered, merely indulged, ambition becomes a vice; it can turn a man into a machine that knows nothing but how to run. Considered, it can be something else-pathway to the stars, maybe.” - Wallace Stegner Men indeed are on the run. They are either running to or from something; that just seems to be in… [Read more…]
April 3, 2012
Guest Blogger: Zeke Pipher is an avid whitetail hunter, author of the newly released book, Man On The Run, Evangelical Pastor in Nebraska, and personal friend. Writers often write about the things that they most need to consider, and this article is no exception. The question I’ve been wrestling with is this:… [Read more…]
March 27, 2012
March column Editor’s note: One week each month we will run the, Ask The Deer Tracker post. Anyone wishing to send a question for future posts can e-mail it to: rgbernier@gmail.com Q. – I recently read the following excerpt written by a Maine biologist – “Temperature has little effect on deer in the… [Read more…]
May 29, 2012
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