Category: <span>whitetail deer</span>

Hunting in New York has become one of my favorite activities. Why would a guy who is from NY say that? After having lived in California for the past 12 years, going back to NY is a blessing and one hunting trip I LOVE to plan for. I prefer to…

The weather in New York is cooling down rapidly and the deer are in the mood. The trees still have a lot of green, but I am prepared. Between my Badlands Approach and Approach FX camo, I’ll blend in well. Practice has been on point and I am looking forward…

My doe taken during the 2015 NY archery season. Please excuse the terrible pose. Filling my freezer was always on my mind, but that wasn’t the reason I went to NY to hunt. While most would just want to fill a tag, I wanted to see my family and hunt…

Every couple years I am blessed to be able to head back and bow hunt whitetail deer with my family in New York State. This year happens to be one of those years and I can hardly contain my excitement! You see, I love hunting whitetails. I love the planning,…

In the hunting community, when you hear the name Badlands you think quality backpacks and now quality apparel. The name is synonymous with quality. I have been using Badlands gear for years and am always impressed with the new packs they come out with. This year they released the Badlands…

In the past few weeks I have been chatting with my family back East in hopes of a good whitetail story. My dad and brother have been putting in a great deal of time scouting, putting in food plots and wearing out the seats of their treestands in hopes of…

Ever since I can remember, Thanksgiving week was all about spending time with family and hunting. My dad, brother and I always looked forward to taking a few extra days off and hitting the woods together. Some years we would be hunting with my grandfather and uncles and some just…

Over on the PSE Archery blog, the staffers are writing up some great entries on different types of bow hunting techniques, hunts, and challenges. Here are my latest posts from the blog, but please read my fellow bowhunters entries, too. There are some great ones! ________________________________________________________________________ Hunting Whitetail Deer vs.…

The Drainage Ditch Of Dreams The setting is a farm in rural, Western NY. The cool, Fall morning was peaceful. A light fog was lifting and the trees were starting to materialize. It was archery season for whitetail deer and I was standing beside a drainage ditch because my gut…

A Camera Adds 20 Pounds With the NY archery deer season opening in mid-October, my dad and brother set up some trail cams on some of the property we can hunt. All I can say is that it looks promising. Take a look up in the tree to the right.…