Whitetail Rendezvous Volume 1

Curious about this year’s rut forecast? AJ Gall, manager of the Legendary Whitetails Community Page, explores hunting during 2016’s peak breeding and lockdown period. His prior hunting and wildlife experiences began long ago and make him the perfect in-house whitetail addict. Peak breeding is not necessarily the best time to hunt. It’s the seek-and-chase phases leading…

The Rut – a unanimous term that sparks excitement, anxiety, and giddiness amongst the deer hunting community. It’s the equivalent of Christmas, the 4th of July, and Thanksgiving all rolled into an unbelievable 3-week period during the fall. Can’t wait for this year’s Rut Forecast? Here to satisfy your curiosity is AJ Gall, Manager of the Legendary Whitetails Community Page. He acquired his degree in wildlife management and research from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and immediately began working with his passion – white-tailed deer.

Quite plainly, as hunters, it’s what we live for. Hunting magazines dedicate entire issues to it, the Outdoor Channel runs nonstop footage of it, and social media is swarmed with it. It’s the time when we feel good about every hunt and every hour we are on stand. The Rut is a deer hunter’s cocaine, when we’re not hunting it, we’re consuming it, discussing it, daydreaming of it, and waiting for it.

For traveling sportsmen, arranging the adventure of a lifetime can oftentimes be quite taxing. Luckily, Global Hunting Resources (GHR) can do the heavy lifting for you nowadays. From matching clients to the right outfitters, to helping with travel and gun transportation needs, to finally making sure your trophies arrive home safely and swiftly – GHR…

The deer hunting properties on which you hunt will determine your best chance at a trophy buck. Joe Pacconi runs a free-roaming trophy whitetail and wild turkey hunting outfitter called Pacconi’s Trophy Whitetails, hunting exclusively on private properties located in Southern Ohio. Joe believes in harvesting mature Whitetail bucks in the most leisurely way possible. When it comes to big bucks, Joe has followed the record book kills for the past six years, recognizing Athens and Meigs Counties as great counties for producing free-roaming Pope and young bucks. His hunting business is built from a family tradition that goes back many generations. Take a listen for more secrets on harvesting your first trophy whitetail.

Have you ever just wanted camo that would break the human silhouette during the hunt – to have softer, natural elements in its pattern? Well, consider yourself in luck. The evolution of modern day hunting apparel has arrived with Treezyn camo, featuring their late season brown pattern with different color quadrants. Treezyn’s effectiveness just comes down…

The quality of your camo gear can make or break your hunting season. Therefore, it’s essential for hunters to acquire their gear from the camo company with the best design pattern ideal for stalking prey – and Treezyn camo offers exactly that! Tina Kane, Executive Director of Treezyn, talks about how their brand represents a…

Nutrition and agronomy may seem too technical for any beginner’s out there to fully understand. John O’Brion provides an easy to follow guidebook, From Soil To Success, that lays down all the basics minus the complications. Giving you another perspective on nutrition, he explains and helps correct those perceived misconceptions and common pitfalls people make when it comes to buying their products. John further goes down into seed composition as he talks about the essence of coated seeds and why it is so. He shares some of his experiences in hunting and looks ahead into interesting forages.

Keep the big bucks coming back with The Mix, a secret blend deer attractant. The ingredients may seem simple at a glance but just wait till the deer hit it. Robbie Knickman, founder of Camo Thug Outdoors and creator of “The Mix”, says that when people call him to order more, they don’t call and…

Fawn recruitment rates are dropping all across the US. Because of this, it’s important to assess the current harvest structure of bucks across their range, and the current deer knowledge level of hunters. Kip Adams, a certified Wildlife Biologist and the Director of Education and Outreach for QDMA, is leading the efforts towards improving present hunting conditions. His company QDMA is a national nonprofit organization specializing in education and outreach to hunters, landowners and natural resource professionals. They provide quality educational materials and other opportunities like the Deer Steward class. They work with hunters across the country devise more sustainable ways to hunt whitetails and other big game.

Talking Turkey Walter Parrott Born and raised in Southeast Missouri, Walter Parrott found his love for hunting and fishing at a very early age. What started out as putting food on the table, turned into a lifelong passion that Walter enjoys teaching others to carry on a great tradition. Walter has many happy hunting memories…