Bow hunter wearing base layers
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Best Base Layer for Hunting: On a Budget

Your Essential Guide to Staying Warm and Comfortable Consider your preferences as each outdoorsman has unique criteria for the best base layer for hunting. This includes staying comfortable, how it fits your body shape, and the price range you can afford. Then there are other factors like geographic location and the season you are hunting….

Online Hunter Safety Course in progress
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New Hunter Loading: Online Hunter Safety Course

Day Three with Bayliee Let’s dive into my experience teaching Units 5 and 6 of the Online Hunter Safety Course through Hunter-Ed. Hopefully, this offers encouragement and excitement for you to mentor a young person and share your hunting knowledge. My niece and I are working through the Online Hunter Safety Course offered for Michigan…

Man wearing camouflage sitting in hunting chair holding a mug
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Best Hunting Chair for a Ground Blind (2024)

As someone who’s tried numerous blind chairs, I’ve narrowed down my list of best hunting chairs to these top three swivel chairs for best comfort during long hunts.  Hunting requires patience, stealth, and comfort. When you sit in a blind for long periods of time waiting for the right whitetail deer to come along, you…

Hunter next to car with deer on roof overcomes hunting mistakes
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Common Deer Hunting Mistakes You Can Avoid

Deer Blunders With My Dad Ever wondered about the secrets of successful hunting? Well, I have experienced many deer blunders and mistakes with my dad. From scent control to noise, and firearm maintenance to movement mistakes. Despite my dad teaching many positive lessons, I sometimes learned more through his mistakes. Now, let’s travel back in…

Young hunter sitting with iPad at a desk and taking the Online Hunter Safety Course for Michigan
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Day 2: Online Hunter Safety Course for Michigan

A Journey to Hunter Certification for kids Have you wondered how long the online hunter safety course takes? It’s been a few years since I went through the Online Hunter Safety Course for Michigan with my sons. My niece, Bayliee and I are breaking it up into 4 or 5 days with 2-hour sessions to…

Three hunters hanging out at a picnic table on their hunting trip
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What Causes Buck Fever? 

An expanded definition for new hunters. Imagine you’re out in the woods, silently tracking through the wilderness. Suddenly, you spot a majestic, trophy-worthy buck. That’s when “buck fever” kicks in! Buck fever is what hunters call the mix of nervousness, excitement, and anxiety that comes with the thrilling moment of encountering a big, impressive male…

Hunter in camouflage packing his backpack
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What to Pack in Your Hunting Backpack

A Beginner’s Guide to Hunting Essentials. Wondering what to bring on your first deer hunt? Worried about forgetting something important? I teach my boys that preparation is the key to having fun. The last thing you want is to be out in the field ready to gut a deer and not have the right tools….

An ipad with the Michigan Hunter Safety Course online showing on the screen.
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Online Hunter Safety Course in Michigan: Day One Success

A Guide to Hunter Certification for Kids.  Introduction: A Weekend of Learning Have you ever wanted one of your kids to follow in your footsteps and ask how to be a hunter? Does your heart pump when you talk about hunting? Does your face smile when the other person finds it just as exciting as…