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Planning out-of-state turkey hunts

The Mindset of a Traveling Turkey Hunter

As a traveling turkey hunter, I feel blessed. I get to experience new places and new turkey flocks every year. I get to spend time with some good people and fellowship. I get to test my small brain against a turkey’s. You just can’t beat hunting turkeys in new places.
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3 turkey hunting tips

3 Turkey Hunting Tips to Up Your Odds at a Tagging a Gobbler

Are you looking to put the odds in your favor this season? Well, I’m going to tell you that the odds are never truly in your favor while turkey hunting but there are some things you can do to increase them. Here are three things you must do to up your odds at a gobbler this year. 
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Post deer hunting season scouting

A Good Post-Season Strategy Pays Dividends Come Deer Hunting Season

You may have heard it said that deer hunting is a 365-day sport. If so, you probably heard it from someone who works in the hunting industry, or at least spends an exorbitant amount of time alone in the woods. While that 365-day model of deer hunting may not ring true for the average hunter, the idea behind it is worth considering. 
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Productive Winter Hunting Activities

Productive Winter Hunting Activities

February can be a perfect time to get a jump on the next one. Sure, with dullish gray skies and the snow piling outdoors, it can be tough to find any motivation. But if you're an Okayest Hunter like me, there are always things to do in preparation for the upcoming season. 
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Deer hunters are stoic philosophers

The Philosophy of Deer Hunting

Deer hunting and stoic philosophy: two seemingly unrelated pastimes that, upon closer examination, share some striking similarities. As an Okayest Hunter, I've come to realize that the two pursuits have more in common than I'd have have thought.
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reflecting on the past deer hunting season

Post Deer Hunting Season Reflection

You’ve assessed your goals, you know what areas you failed in, and you know where you’ve succeeded, now where do you go from here. 
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Hunting is a tradition

Cherish The Hunt

I don’t think I even loaded the gun; I just sat there thinking about the past for a while. This brought me more joy than harvesting any whitetail and it’s what Ed and my uncle would have wanted to see, my brother and I out in the whitetail woods, carrying on the tradition. 
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Gain more deer hunting experience for more successful hunts

Fill The Freezer With Experience

The hunting industry as a whole has caused so many new hunters to grab on so tightly to the notion that the only hunt worth having is one that ends with a 150” grip-and-grin. And we’re all guilty of helping market that belief through buck shaming and “would’ve been a good one next year” comments. 

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