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Oct 20, 2023

Helping you enjoy the outdoors! Oct 20, 2023

Treestand Placement for Rutting and Post-Rut Whitetails

By Don Gasaway

When hunting rutting and post-rut whitetails, Don Gasaway says it is crucial that hunters change their treestand placement as well as their hunting tactics to afford them the best chance of bagging a buck.

Late is Great for No-Rush Roosters

By Dennis Foster

Dennis Foster advises that you needn’t hunt the first days of pheasant season in South Dakota to bag your limit. The hunting only gets better as the season progresses.

Deer and Barley Soup

By Scott Leysath

Here’s a delicious soup recipe from our Sporting Chef that includes the venison meat you’ll harvest in this year’s hunt.

Hunting Layers For All Seasons

To build the right hunting system, you need to consider where, when, and how you will be hunting. Expected weather? Terrain? Sitting on stand or spot and stalk? The Huntworth System Builder is a layering system structured around hunting seasons with four core categories: base, …

NATURE NOTES

In Search of Wild Asparagus

One of nature’s most delectable wild plants is asparagus. It often grows along fence rows and ditches because its seeds are eaten by birds and then deposited, undigested within their waste as they perch atop a fence rail or wayside branch. Wild patches are identified in the fall when the plant develops lacy fronds with red berries. Noting the loca-tion of these autumn displays enables you to make note of where to find the fresh, edible sprouts next spring.

Fool’s Gold Uses

Fool’s gold, or iron pyrite, is a mineral that has been used for centuries. It may look somewhat like real gold, but it is actually an iron sulfide. Although in ancient times it was used with flint to create sparks and start fires, today it is used as the cathode material in certain non-rechargeable lithium metal batteries.

Hunt and Fish in Camo

Fly fishermen should take a tip from hunters and wear camouflage clothing while fall fly-fishing. In fact, it’s a good idea to wear camouflage clothing year-round when fishing, but in the thin water of fall when the fish can see you a whole lot better it’s especially important.