Don’t let a misconception mess up your plans for owning a slice of deer-hunting heaven
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Have you ever wondered what the best placement for your treestand or saddle is? Waypoint has you covered by explaining all factors you need to know to improve your placement to get the most out of your next hunt.
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It’s the week leading up to your archery elk hunt. Time to kick back, relax, and shut down right? Seems logical, but that’s not the route to take. If you want to be mentally, physically, and emotionally prepared, follow these 3 steps to ensure the best chance of success:
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It’s early September in elk country. The air is crisp, the coffee is hot, and there are still a few hours before dawn. It’s the morning of your first archery elk hunt and the excitement is rich. While you can find ample advice of how to prepare for this new adventure, what may be more beneficial is knowing what costly mistakes to avoid. The three most common mistakes made by first-time hunters are
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Though controversial upon its debut, HECS Technology has been widely embraced by the scientific community as a groundbreaking tool for studying animals in their natural habitat. World-renowned biologist Forrest Galante is one of the biggest proponents of HECS Technology, saying that “it reduces stress on the environment and the animals that live in it.”
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What does the face of the hunting community look like vs. how we want it to look and how are we contributing to that? That’s the question that Sam Ayres, host of The Wild Initiative podcast on Waypoint, asks in his latest blog post titled “Is it Time to Cancel the Grip N’ Grin?”
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Depending on where you are in the US, finding whitetail isn’t that big of an issue, especially in the midwest. However, finding a BIG whitetail buck is hard no matter where you are. They don’t live long enough to grow to that size without learning a few things, one of which being that it’s safer for them to move under cover of darkness in the Fall when hunters can’t take shots at them. Thankfully, Adam Hayes of Team 200 has identified some factors that will cause those big bucks to make a mistake and move during the daylight hours in this article published on his blog.
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Finding success on public land is a big deal. The hunting pressure is usually high, resulting in wary animals that don’t let their guard down. Many hunters take a lot of pride in only hunting public land, and if that’s what they love to do that’s great. But you can’t argue with the success rate of hunters with access to private land.
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“Traditional hunting is not something that most people can just jump right into,” writes Ryan Lampers, co-host of the Hunt Harvest Health podcast, “With the vast majority of the hunting culture being lost with urban civilization, knowing where to start in your quest to learn more about this lifestyle can be difficult.”
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“I wish someone had sat me down before I started my personal development as a backcountry hunter to introduce me to some of the topics discussed during the Summit” - Joe Sangimino
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Have you tried to relocate a buck after he’s disappeared during the shift? It can take a while to find bucks after they disperse into their fall ranges, so don’t lose hope too soon.
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It’s a tough task to hunt this kind of open country if you’re familiar with the area, let alone if it’s your first time. Mancl and Nading feel this steep learning curve right off the bat. But after a week of persistent scouting, spotting, and stalking, they’re able to get in close enough to take a shot on a nice buck.
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Hunting requires patience. Often it requires sitting in one spot for hours, whether prone on a ridge glassing the mountainside, perched in a tree stand along a game trail, or huddled in a ground blind on the edge of an open field.
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Brennen Nading and Dylan Lenz put a stalk on some mule deer in the open country of South Dakota. Experienced hunters as they are, the two quickly discover the challenges that come with bow-hunting in this expansive environment. We’ll take a look at some tactics the two experts employed to get in close to these amazing animals and see what we can learn from their experience.
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The terms “rub” and “scrape” get thrown around a lot and many of us new hunters may think they are interchangeable terms for the same thing. It’s an important distinction to make, however, because scrapes and rubs are totally different signs and are both extremely important to tracking deer.
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Dylan Lenz and Ryan Unger from Breaking Point try out a new property in Wisconsin with high hopes of shooting a nice whitetail buck. It’s one of those hunts where everything seems to be working against them. But they keep at it, varying their strategies until eventually, they land a great kill. The key to their success lies in their extensive preparation
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What’s the secret to killing mature bucks consistently? There are so many variables that can affect a hunter’s success, but here are four key factors to knowing how to predict whitetail movements based on natural activity.
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From the flicking of tails to the quivering of nostrils, it’s all about the non-verbal signs when reading whitetails and their behavior. Deer are not as vocal as turkeys or elk, but not as modest as many hunters think.
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Hearing the bugle of a bull at daylight after hours of close pursuit is unlike any other feeling. Bowhunting this animal presents a new challenge that is unique to elk. It’s important to scope areas from a variety of different vantage points. Be persistent and patient when finding a specific vantage point.
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