Recent content by Blizzard Ridge

Doubtful in a free ranging herd....period. In my experience it usually takes a 3 year old to break the 170" mark

I personally will take standing beans over corn. If looking for a late season food source in my area the deer prefer beans to corn. If looking for a mid-season / rut food source the corn is better in my area. For an all year food source soybeans have been great for me. For sheer number of...

Exodus is what I use. I have 35 of their 1st series. I have not tried out the new higher end one or the new economy camera. I know the owners well and just from what I know about them they are quality.

I had my 174" buck I killed last year sent off and aged and it broke my heart. What I thought was an older deer was only 4.5 yr old. I had him guessed at 5.5+. After studying the other big old buck I let walk several times last year I now believe him to be 6.5+ and should have used my tag on...

You are fine on your timing to get brassicas, turnips and radishes out. I usually wait for the canopy to start to drop off some but if they were late beans if you can get seed to soil they will grow. I would go out just before or during a rain shower and sad to say but the best way to get the...

The laws on this issue are just crazy. I would think you could just file criminal trespass charges

Looks great as usual Triple. Nothing better than some juicy pork butt!

Do game wardens or sheriff's department take care of these matters in your area? In my area it is just a matter of filing charges and they can go to court to prove they are innocent. The game warden takes care of these charges in Illinois. I would say if the justice system isn't going to work...

His body says 4.5 and face says 3.5. I think it is really impossible to tell the age of deer after age 3. The only way to know for sure is if you have history with the individual deer. Anyone that says they know the age of the deer 100% accurate without history is full of well you know. I...

Believe me if I was a crying man I would have cried. The bow encounters didn't discourage me much. I had shot opportunities but I didn't like them and let him walk. He was always quartered too strong for my liking. I wanted that perfect broadside shot so I knew I wouldn't blow the shot...

Native - that is exactly what I am finding too. Deer do some crazy things. I am guessing you are correct and that deer did his same thing every year on your farm. Back in 2009 I was hunting a buck that I thought would go in the mid 180's, in 2010 I got on this deer. I had multiple...

My father doesn't hunt but I fished with both my grandad's on a regular basis. I moved up to rabbit and squirrel hunting with them when I was about 10. They were both gun hunter's but back in those days gun season was crazy with hundreds of guys together doing drives, killing their doe or...

Like Don Higgins or not he has wrote about this a few times and talked about it in his seminars. He has come up with the theory that a buck will do the exact same thing every year on or close to the exact same day. Which I believe is where we see these deer that we believe disappear then...

Not a comparison in my opinion. Millennium by far superior. I have both up the Muddy's are great stands as well but as far as comfort and ease of installation the Millennium's are the best.

I walk through my sanctuaries at least once a year in the early spring to pick up sheds. I also hinge cut them to turn them into the tangled mess I want them to be. I am guessing probably hinge cut around every 3 years.