If there’s one thing that separates consistently successful properties from ones that struggle year after year, it’s not genetics, food plots, or even deer numbers. It’s hunting pressure. I’ve seen properties with plenty of deer feel completely dead. And I’ve seen properties with moderate deer numbers produce incredible hunts year after year. The difference almost […]
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Best Time to Hunt Deer During a Full Moon: What Every Hunter Should Know
Since tonight will be the last Super Moon of 2025, I felt motivated to talk a little about deer hunting during the full moon. It seems like hunters have argued about the effects of the full moon ever since I started deer hunting back in 1978… so obviously, this is not a new topic. Some […]
How Sika Deer Ended Up in Maryland
When most hunters in the U.S. think of deer, they picture the familiar whitetail with its tall, wide antlers and white-tipped tail flashing through the woods. But here on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore, we have something truly unique — the Sika deer, a smaller, darker, and far more elusive species that feels like it belongs […]
Sika Deer Defense System: Eyes, Nose, and Ears — How They Use It and How We Beat It
As I sit here this morning waiting for our hunters to get ready to head out for today’s sit, I was listening to some of the chatter in the kitchen. The chatter around the coffee pot has been lively—mostly about what makes these little deer so tough to hunt. The sika rut is on, and […]