Deer Hunting – How Do Whitetail Cope During The Winter?
By Brandon Wikman Whitetail deer continue to amaze me in their uncanny ability to survive through even the most frigid times of year. Animals seem to cope much better than humans when it comes to paralyzing wintery weather. To put it in perspective – I moan and groan about having to start my vehicle in the morning when temperatures dip into the single digits. Sure, it only takes 30 seconds to accomplish this miserable feat, but I absolutely hate every second of it! Whitetail, as well as other woodland critters, can’t complain; they just live it. Did you know that deer walk on ...
Deer Hunting – CWD Q & A
by Doug Leier Chronic Wasting Disease Questions and Answers In the last two years, two North Dakota deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. These are the first two positive cases discovered in the state among thousands of deer tested over the last decade or so. Here’s a closer look at CWD with some common questions and the best answers science has at this time. What Is Chronic Wasting Disease? Chronic wasting disease is a progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system of white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose. It belongs to a family of diseases known as Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, or ...
Deer Hunting Tips – Meat Preparation
by Doug Leier Each year it seems I somehow wind up as part of a large number of hunters who receive a recycled email joke about making beef taste like venison. Most who read it find themselves nodding their head and chuckling, as the masses who’ve gone deer hunting can relate to the uneasy truthfulness of many of the “steps.” The premise of the joke is if you would treat beef cattle like some people handle deer – dragging through a plowed field, hanging from a “meat pole” or carrying in a pickup box for a couple of days in warm temperatures, ...
Deer Hunting in North Dakota
by Doug Leier Eighty years ago, during the fall of 1931, Herbert Hoover was President, the Dick Tracy comic strip debuted, and what is often considered the beginning of North Dakota’s modern day deer season began. Hoover, Tracy and deer aren’t related, but together they serve to illustrate how much time has passed since the first North Dakota deer season. Here’s a bit from the November 1931 North Dakota OUTDOORS magazine: “From November 16th and 20th inclusive, the season will be open on deer in North Dakota. Roughly speaking, this open season will prevail only in the Big Missouri River bottoms, as the ...
Stalking Whitetail Deer
By Brandon Wikman You will find whitetails in all nooks and crannies across the country. They inhabit nearly all types of environments and terrain. Whitetail have evolved into a highly-adaptable critter that will call just about anything ‘home.’ From canyons to marshes – and everything in-between – deer will seek refuge wherever they find a comfort zone; and they find great comfort in standing cornfields. Now is an ideal time to put your stalking gear on and sneak into shooting range of a buck with the vast number of standing cornfields across the country. As the number of unpicked cornfields across the ...
Latest Deer Hunting Articles
Deer Hunting – How Do Whitetail Cope During The Winter?
By Brandon Wikman Whitetail deer continue to amaze me in their uncanny ability to survive through even the most frigid times of year. Animals seem to cope much better than humans when it comes to paralyzing wintery weather. To put it in perspective – I moan and groan about...
Deer Hunting – CWD Q & A
by Doug Leier Chronic Wasting Disease Questions and Answers In the last two years, two North Dakota deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. These are the first two positive cases discovered in the state among thousands of deer tested over the last decade or so. Here’s...
Deer Hunting Tips – Meat Preparation
by Doug Leier Each year it seems I somehow wind up as part of a large number of hunters who receive a recycled email joke about making beef taste like venison. Most who read it find themselves nodding their head and chuckling, as the masses who’ve gone deer hunting can relate to...
Deer Hunting in North Dakota
by Doug Leier Eighty years ago, during the fall of 1931, Herbert Hoover was President, the Dick Tracy comic strip debuted, and what is often considered the beginning of North Dakota’s modern day deer season began. Hoover, Tracy and deer aren’t related, but together they serve...
Stalking Whitetail Deer
By Brandon Wikman You will find whitetails in all nooks and crannies across the country. They inhabit nearly all types of environments and terrain. Whitetail have evolved into a highly-adaptable critter that will call just about anything ‘home.’ From canyons to marshes –...
