News & Tips
News & Tips
News & Tips
5 Spring Bow Tuning Tips
Spring is a fun time of year for archery hunters. The pressure is off (unless you’re chasing bears and gobblers) and you can play with your bow setup. Take the time to reflect on your previous season, issues you had and things you want to change. Head to your nearest...
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3 Things You Should Know about Illinois Gun Hunts
Archery hunting around here is a big deal, and rightly so. About 90 percent of our whitetail hunting is done during bow seasons and we take pride in doing it extremely well. But Illinois does offer limited gun hunting opportunities. Because gun hunts aren’t as...
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Tailgate Chef – Quick Wild Game Recipes for the Field
Cooking wild game in the field brings the hunting experience full circle. Whether you cook a fresh piece of wild game meat or bring along a previous harvest, it’s hard to beat a warm meal cooked on your tailgate. I love hunting first light through mid-morning then...
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3 Essential Whitetail Calling Strategies
Calling is an effective means of locating and drawing whitetails to your stand or blind location. Calling techniques are most common during the rut but they can be used throughout the hunting season. Having a variety of call options available will make you a more...
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The Giant Whitetails That Made it Through Hunting Season
We’d like to brag for just a moment on our 2017 Season Gallery! Seriously, if you haven’t looked, check out the number of quality deer that our hunters took last year. The only thing better, is the fact that a bunch of our giant whitetails made it through the hunting...
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Hadley Creek and the Golden Triangle Illinois Whitetails
Illinois deer hunters are all too familiar with the area known as the golden triangle. The area consists of Pike, Brown and Adams Counties and consistently produces some of the largest bucks in the state. In fact the area tends to dominate the state record books. In...
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