While driving in the rain to go take down a deer stand the other day, I couldn't help but think I was a little crazy. It was windy and cold, not to mention the rain that was pouring down. I got to thinking, over time I've done some things that people, quite simply, don't understand. But it's what I love, and as deer hunters, it's what drives us.
As bowhunters, we all tend to get a little crazy at certain times. For some of us, we go the crazy route more often than not. What I like to think of, is to embrace the crazy. Embrace the fact that as a deer hunter, you have an excuse to be crazy. You don't have to be normal, whatever normal means.
I have found over time, that the more I embrace the crazy, the more success I find. Time and time again, I'll read a success story in a magazine and it will be about how a guy slept in his truck for ten days on a public land rut hunt, and arrowed a giant. Or maybe I'll watch a TV show, and someone will be hanging a stand in the middle of the night so they can hunt it in the morning, and it pays off. It just seems to me, that getting a little crazy often correlates with success.
This year, embrace the crazy. Don't be afraid to do something a little off the cusp, or even a little nuts, you never know, it may just pay off.
By Kaleb Comstock
I believe scouting is the single most important thing a person can do to help themselves be more successful in the fall. In this blog I am going to dive a little deeper into scouting and what I’m exactly doing and looking for as I scout. I am going to talk about how important and how to use online maps as well as discuss what I am looking for when I have my boots on the ground.
By Jeremy Lopez
Elk hunting is an exhilarating experience that challenges both your physical fitness and mental fortitude. Hunting elk with a bow in hand in the Rocky Mountains of the West is on every bowhunters bucket list. And if it’s not, it should be. But for first-timers, it can be a daunting task. But don’t worry, whether you’re chasing the thrill of the rut or hoping to bag your first elk, there are a few key tips that will help make your first elk hunt more successful and enjoyable. Here are my top 5 elk hunting tips for beginners!
By Alex Comstock
When it comes to bowhunting, there are countless releases on the market. Deciding what one to put to use can be somewhat intimidating. For a lot of people, testing all the different kinds of releases isn’t practical due to time restraints, etc.
By Alex Comstock
When it comes to saddle hunting, a question I get time and time again is how I set up a saddle and do it in one trip up the tree. One of the things I particularly love about saddle hunting is the mobile nature of it, and I can get up trees quickly and efficiently.
By Alex Comstock
When it comes to scouting, there are numerous things you should be thinking about and looking for. When it comes to scouting flatland, it can be rather challenging to not have terrain features to use to your advantage.
By Kaleb Comstock
The 2023 season was shaping up to be far different than I expected/hoped it to be. This past summer in Nebraska, we encountered our third straight drought year, a deer hunters worst nightmare. With a drought, you always run the risk for EHD. Despite a drought, my summer trail cameras looked beyond promising at the river farm with multiple shooters including bucks I called Splitz and Half Rack. Two 5.5 year olds pushing 160” and a handful of great 3 year olds. The anticipation was high going into the season.
By Kaleb Comstock
Running trail cams is such an exciting thing for me. The anticipation of a new giant showing up on a trail camera never goes away. Trail cameras can make your hopes as high as the sky and can also leave you feeling pretty much hopeless for shooting a mature deer depending on what your camera is catching. Late September and early October, in my opinion, is one of the most frustrating times to run trail cameras and my cameras slow down significantly. I think this happens for a few reasons, one being deer have now shed their velvet and are moving into their fall ranges. Over the years, I have learned some things that have helped me get more pictures during this time period.
By Kaleb Comstock
As we turn the calendar into late May, many states still have their turkey seasons open. Here in Nebraska, our season is open until May 31st. Hunting late season birds is a complete 180 compared to hunting early season turkeys. In the past week, I was able to fill my second, and last tag in Nebraska as well as having multiple close calls.
By Kaleb Comstock
Growing up in Nebraska, I’ve been blessed to be able to hunt in what I believe to be one of the best turkey hunting states in the country. Every year, the anticipation ramps up to start chasing gobblers in the spring. It is one of my all time favorite things to do. Over the years and hundreds of hunts and too many encounters to count, I have learned a lot when it comes to chasing turkeys. In this blog, I am going to dive into three turkey hunting tips that will hopefully help you be successful in the woods this spring season.
By Kaleb Comstock
April is here, the weather is getting nicer and you might be thinking to yourself what could I do this weekend? A lot of people say your bucks are killed in the off-season. Whitetail season is 365 for us here at WhitetailDNA. We are constantly thinking about whitetails and putting in work to make our falls as successful as possible. In today’s blog we are going to dive into three things you could be doing in the off season to make sure your fall is as successful as possible.