“old buck”

Want to hunt deer in July? To hunt deer with a suppressor? To see bucks come bombing in to squeals made from a beech leaf? Here's a hunt in England that's tough to beat.

It took the author a decade to learn these lessons about when, where and how to hunt and kill big bucks. Some of them may not be big news, but any number of them should reveal something for anyone.

The Power-Point was developed by Winchester in the 1960s. It is not a fancy bullet. But next to the Remington Core-Lokt, the Power-Point has probably killed more deer than any of its peers.

As we head for the whitetail woods, the author shares the lessons he learned from a four-year quest for one specific buck.

While we know to hunt our treestands with discretion, knowing how much is too much is the key. Before we blow our cover, research sheds light in time for fall.

This is the deer hunter’s calculation. You ask yourself if there are low-impact entry and exit routes that will take you to and from a stand. Can you get a true wind in/near the buck’s likely bedding area? If you’re bowhunting, will you have to cut shooting lanes? Can you afford to risk making this buck even more nocturnal in October?

Family means looking out for one another. We hunters would do well to look at the close bonds these hunters share and realize we are all family.

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