At last! I bring you: the first split of duck season 2016.
Category: Deer
hard work paid off
Oh golly.
bright side outdoors turns 4!
It’s strange – I feel like I’ve been writing the bright side of the road my entire life, yet somehow feel like I just started it. And 4 years have gone by since I published my first post? Madness!
So, in honor of this website’s birthday, here are the top 9 posts in its 4th year of existence. They’re in no particular order, but click the links below and reminisce with me!
trail cam tips with the WON
Happy deer season, friends! We’ve been open for a few weeks now in game zone 3, but just 5 days in zone 4, and I’ve already seen plenty of amazing photos from successful hunts around the interweb. Are you one of the lucky hunters to have bagged a buck in velvet this year? If so, I’m jealous! We’ve still got some time before the season opens on does and, since I bagged such a nice buck last year, I am definitely going to be more fastidious this season if another buck presents himself. But, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been paying attention to the woods juuuuust in case! In my latest article for Women’s Outdoor News, I go over some helpful tips on how you can get the most out of your trail cameras and have a successful deer season as a result!
weekend recap: shed hunting begins
Well, it is officially shed hunting season!
I always get so excited before this time of year, whether I end up finding – anything or not – and for the past two weekends, that’s what I’ve done. I’ve put in miles and miles of time in the woods hoping to stumble across a little (or big) piece of the elusive whitetail’s fallen horns.
Christmas success
Did the holidays absolutely fly by for anyone else? Seriously, did Christmas and New Years even happen? If it weren’t for some awesome hunts (with photos to prove it), some great gifts and gear, and the terrifying memory of a bad hangover (thank you, Castaways), you’d think they never happened! But, like I said, I have photos to prove it.
ducks and deer and turkeys, oh my
Oh, and quail.
But! I completely forgot to tell you about seeing a deer in my last post. Crazy! In the middle of the duck hunt, I looked across to the bank of the pond and thought, ‘Wow, did someone bring a Great Dane as their bird dog?” No kidding – a nice sized doe was trotting past the pond. Odd, and the first time I’ve ever seen a deer while duck hunting.
The fun doesn’t stop there, either.
summer sausage breakfast biscuits
… Actually, they’re mini black pepper & sea salt summer sausage breakfast biscuits with a whole grain dijon mustard. Seemed a bit extreme for the post title, right? Well, no matter what we name them, we can always call them delicious. Make these. This weekend.
weekend recap: 16 hours, 10 points
Or, that time I came eye to eye with a 10-point buck and free-handed it him at 90 yards.
Wait, what? I know. I KNOW. Let’s back up to the start of the weekend. Be prepared: this one’s a doozy.
what do deer eat around here?
In case you didn’t already see, I put together an article on exactly what foods deer love the most around these parts, and I wanted to share it with my fellow hunters/blog followers. Whitetails aren’t exactly picky eaters, but it’s important that they get enough nutrition year-round. Here’s a list of the top 10 deer foods in the Southeast (in no particular order) to help you with your plans for the upcoming deer season!