Don’t Blow it on Early Season Bow Bucks

Don’t Blow it on Early Season Bow Bucks

Patience is the key to success on opening day whitetails! By Bernie Barringer Any serious whitetail hunter spends some time glassing fields on late summer evenings, admiring the whitetails that are so visible at that time of the year. They are actually quite easy to...
Are Bucks Avoiding Your Treestands?

Are Bucks Avoiding Your Treestands?

Some recent research on whitetail movements suggests that bucks learn where your treestands are located and even more importantly, they tend to avoid those areas. By Bernie Barringer Most of us have been aware that sometimes we tip off a buck to our location. At...
Semi-Guided bear hunting success in Ontario

Semi-Guided bear hunting success in Ontario

A few years ago I met a young man who had just inherited a large bear hunting concession from his grandfather. I worked out a deal with him where I could have the first week of bear season exclusively to my group if I filled up the camp with friends. We do much of the...
How to Fire Up Your Bear Baits

How to Fire Up Your Bear Baits

Get on location and give them the right things to eat and you’ll have bears hitting the bait in no time; here’s how. By Bernie Barringer I confess. I was playing a game on my phone as I sat in the treestand that early fall day. I had been glancing at my...