Stay in Touch
by Jim Boyd
I hunt in a large hunting club (4000 acres and 30 members) with a sign in board. We have club rules that state that you do not leave anyone in the woods when you sign out... you are required to wait for the last man or woman to sign out before you leave. This is done to make sure that all people on the club are safe and do not need assistance. With hectic schedules and the coming and going of...[Read More]

Climbing Stand Safety Tip
by Jim Boyd
Here is the scenario... you sit in your 2 piece climbing stand and your foot inadvertently bumps the lower section while there is no weight on it - and it slides down the tree, out of reach! OK, you are safe - you have a string tied from the upper section that you are sitting on and the foot portion that slid 4-5 feet down the tree. All you have to do it pull the other section up, reposition ...[Read More]

What Time is it?
by Jim Boyd
Are you sitting in your stand and moving your arm to see what time it is? Bad idea! This is just another distraction - that averts your attention - and the movement may well cause deer to see you! Outfit all of your stands - climbing, ladder and loc-on models, with an inexpensive analog watch like the one shown in the photos below! Get one with a Velcro band - the smaller version for yout...[Read More]

Stick to it!
by Jim Boyd
As a young man and an average hunter, I was always amazed that some hunters were always the ones at the check station or skinning rack with the largest bucks - or with bucks at all! The same guys, time after time! Were they able to hunt virgin land, with huge whitetails abundant? Not in my case! At that point, I was hunting public land, a military reservation in southeastern Georgia. What was...[Read More]

Deer Hunting: Live on the Edge
by Jim Boyd
Regardless of whether you are in a well known hunting area or if you are faced with hunting a new or familiar tract of land, take my advice: Live on the Edge. Let's make sure you understand that refers to a style of hunting and not being irresponsible! Why not hunt the edges? This is where deer travel a great percentage of the time! Field edges, areas where pine turns to hardwood, are...[Read More]

Lure in That Black Bear
by Bud McRoberts
Beaver castor dried is flammable. Put one pound castor in a coffee can with 2 ounces of sterno, set in bottom of bait barrel, light with match. Leave area, or you will smell like a beaver for months!

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