Last year ended up presenting a problem. After a late summers hard work establishing food plots for deer, Mike had anxiously awaited the rut. While he did spend a few days hunting the property earlier in the season, he found that there were only a few doe using it. While he wanted to take his first deer off this property he's been working to make more inviting to wildlife, he figured he would back out and hope one of those does would draw in a buck again this fall. Like the one he had been hunting the previous year that he had found deceased from unknown causes in the pasture last November. When the rut did roll around, he managed to wind up in the hospital with a severe kidney stone the afternoon after his very first morning hunt ended. That was the end of hunting for him for a bit. He took his time to mend, and wound up doing some fishing as he recovered. Dana joined him and managed to catch her first Flathead catfish! He plans on getting back in those trees this fall, so enjoy this video from last year, and wish him good luck!
MEAT HUNTING THE RUT
Hunting the rut is a magical time of the year. As whitetail deer become more active during their annual breeding season, it can give a hunter a better chance at taking a good buck. Many hunters will spend days sitting a stand and letting other deer pass, with fingers crossed that chance will materialize. But it can also be a good time to capitalize on some meat for the freezer. It doesn't matter what your goal is, this time of year is a magical time to spend out there observing the action! Get out and enjoy it this year!
FALL FISHING
On the Homepage, we mentioned that fall can be a great time to go fishing. The fish need to feed heading into winter. So this fall, Mike and Dana have vowed not to have tunnel vision on the hunt. Their freezer is getting low, and they do plan to take the steps needed to remedy that situation. But as they found in the video above from last fall, after hunting had to be placed on the back burner, the local fishing is fantastic in their area this time of year. Some of the fishing they enjoyed early fall last year before the hunting season opened made that obvious as well. The trip featured in the video below demonstrates that, with a beast of a small-mouth bass putting in an appearance! Wish them luck, and check back soon to see how they fare this fall. We're pretty sure they'll be out there checking new spots and old. Those Flathead catfish they caught in the aforementioned video above are quite tasty, and as was mentioned, the freezer is getting low!
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A few falls ago, while Mike and Dana were looking for a location to relocate to after he retired, they took a trip to fish Lake Fontana. They had an amazing trip, and caught fish left and right from their rented john boat, and right off the dock of their vacation rental! While they ultimately didn't relocate to this area, they landed just the other side of the mountain, less than two hours away! Perhaps a return visit is in order?
We anxiously await the deer hunting season every fall, and hit the woods early during the archery season! In this video, Mike and Michael bit off more than they could chew hunting public land late September. They climbed into their trees predawn not knowing the pain that awaited them. But they found out! After arrowing and recovering not one, not two, but three whitetails more than a mile from the truck! Join them on an amazing hunt!
While many hunters wait for opening day, Dana wasted no time. When opening day rolled around, she climbed up in her stand, and smacked down her best buck to date. A 14 point buck with three main beams! You have to click below and join her on this hunt. Bucks like this are few and far between. But we certainly wish her luck heading into this season. Wouldn't it be something if she topped this one?
Fall doesn't seem like a time many think about a trip to the beach. But it can be a great time to enjoy it as the cooler temperatures thin the crowds out. This video was the result of a fall fishing trip to North Carolina's Outer Banks. We mentioned on the Homepage that reptiles and amphibians become more active in the fall. Our Crew found that to be the case, finding numerous creatures, that included many cottonmouth snakes at a place many enjoy barefoot!
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