Category: hunting

the essentials: shed hunting

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The time has come! While shed hunting “season” might not be on DNR’s calendar, it is certainly on mine. Didn’t bag a buck last season? Guess what – you still have a chance to come home with some nice antlers to add to your collection. Bucks drop their antlers every winter (more on that here), so now is a great time to look for their sheds. Finding sheds is always fun, and they can be very educational. Stumble upon one side of a nice 8 point’s rack? Then you know that buck made it through the hunting season and will {hopefully} be around next year. I am admittedly a fairly recent convert, but shed hunting is my new favorite activity between seasons or when hunting one day isn’t an option. So, here is my rundown of how to prepare for and carry out a successful shed hunting mission. That sounded really militaristic for some reason… Anyways – Time to get prepped.

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VIDEO DIARY: duck season 2013-2014

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Happy Thursday, outdoors-friends! I have to say, this chilly weather we’re experiencing around here has been oh-so-perfect for sitting at home in warm clothes by the fire, working on… THIS! Slowly but surely, I have been piecing together our GoPro footage for the 2013-2014 duck season video diary. I have to admit, I think video diaries are such a fun way to relive trips and hunting seasons – photos are a great keepsake, but there is something about the action of real footage that takes me back to each and every hunt. I think I have watched this one about 10 times this morning, my smile never fading each time I restart it.

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you don’t know if you don’t go[Pro]

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I really have to admit – the past few months have been very successful on the hunting front. A handful of friends kept asking me for the horseshoe they just knew I had hidden up my- somewhere. From doves, to deer, to ducks, I was really on a role for a while. But, after the slower hunt a few weekends ago, I knew I was in for a for more slow days before duck season ends. Last week, Dad and I were ready for our weekly Wednesday hunt, having heard about how well the hunters did the previous Saturday in the same pond. Tuesday night had the prettiest sunset, and while we were watching the ducks come in, we spotted a really nice group of canvas backs on the opposite side of the pond. With some binocular/iPhone coordination (below), I was able to get a fairly decent shot of them. Sounded pretty promising to us. Alas, no such luck… But, hey – these things happen.

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the luck of the draw

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Isn’t that what it’s about? The luck of the draw – Just when you think you have figured out what the ducks (or doves, deer, etc.) are going to do, they do something different. That’s exactly what happened to us Saturday morning in the duck ponds. John had a few guys from work out to hunt, so he really wanted to get them some shooting. With 2 other groups of hunters going out into the ponds, we had enough people to keep ducks moving (or so we thought), and that no one pond would be much better/worse than the others.

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marsh hen hunt

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Well hello friends! I hope everyone is having a good weeks of far… I think I am still recovering from the weekend – bachelorette party for my future sister in law might have done me in! Needless to say, no hunting was done last weekend, but I was able to get a hunt in while duck season was on its little break last week. And, I have to tell you, marsh hen hunting is oh-so-fun. Once you get past the whole standing on the front of a (however slowly) moving boat while holding a loaded gun and trying to see those squirrelly marsh hens despite having the balance of a one-legged dog, you’re ally get the hang of things and it’s all fun from there! With a limit of 15 marsh hens per person, I knew we were in for a fun morning regardless of weather or lack of experience.

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ol’ gnarly

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If you follow me on Instagram, then you might remember a certain photo I posted on Thanksgiving night. Now, I have never had very good luck deer hunting when it comes to big bucks. I have seen plenty of moderately-sized bucks, but never really had one stop me and make me say “wow.” Ya know what I mean? I know there aren’t too many really big bucks around the Lowcountry, so it doesn’t surprise me all that much. But after so many years of deer hunting? Come on!

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