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Post by Sandbur on Mar 12, 2017 15:46:17 GMT -6
This older gentleman had written a bunch of books about 20 plus years ago on deer hunting. He first mentioned what we now call deer sidewalks and I created my first ones as he directed. Six feet high and 30 inches wide. Much of this information is common knowledge to enthusiastic deer hunters, but I have tremendous respect for this gentleman! www.youtube.com/channel/UC16LiCLZOV0lgTBO1XXFktg
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Post by biglakebass on Mar 12, 2017 15:48:38 GMT -6
Is he still alive?
I have every book he wrote I think. Good stuff in general. Books got a bit long to read for me. A cliff notes version of what he talks about would be more effective for me.
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Post by Foggy on Mar 12, 2017 15:49:53 GMT -6
His book on DIY Bear Hunting is the bible on baiting bears. Not sure anyone has written a better guide. Never followed him on deer hunting too much.....but he does have good practical advice for sure.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 12, 2017 15:54:24 GMT -6
Is this the guy that hunts public land in MN?
Writes for Midwest Outdoors?
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 12, 2017 15:55:30 GMT -6
There is a U tube video where he talks about their 2016 hunting season. He did not get a buck, but the boys got 4.
He hunts near the Canadian border out of a tent camp. (Used to hunt the Aitkin area, way back in time.) His key for hunting warm seasons with no snow.... hunt where you find fresh doe droppings and the buck will eventually show up. They hunt a very large area of public ground, while most of us hunt private parcels.
I had all of his books, except I lent some to a guy...
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 12, 2017 15:58:03 GMT -6
I usually read his articles. One thing I've never figured out. Why does a doctor have to hunt public land??
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Post by Foggy on Mar 12, 2017 16:07:58 GMT -6
I usually read his articles. One thing I've never figured out. Why does a doctor have to hunt public land?? Because he can. Some of the remote northern MN areas are too vast to have much for competition. With those large forests your not limited to your own acres.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 12, 2017 16:13:06 GMT -6
He started making access trails to tree stands and found that deer used the trails, so he started creating deer trails that would run for miles through the north woods. Later he stopped using tree stands, but still had the concept of deer trails(now sidewalks) and stub trails or access with different winds.
In one of the videos I just watched he says, 3/4 fawns are killed by wolves by the Nov. hunting seasons.
He also talks about doe home ranges of 120 acres. Remember they are hunting an area with about 6 dpsm.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 12, 2017 16:16:50 GMT -6
I usually read his articles. One thing I've never figured out. Why does a doctor have to hunt public land?? He is addicted to the northern tent hunting camp experience and has done it for decades. He likes it where not too many other hunters bother them. That is why he left the Aitkin area when a new road was put through his hunting area. They had their tent camp up for 12 days in 2016 according to the video.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 12, 2017 16:37:12 GMT -6
If you love it, I guess?
He's looking for major challenge.
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Post by terrifictom on Mar 12, 2017 16:46:16 GMT -6
I can not imagine how you could have enough content to put out a book on how to bait & hunt bear.
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Post by Foggy on Mar 12, 2017 17:16:44 GMT -6
I can not imagine how you could have enough content to put out a book on how to bait & hunt bear. He does go into some pretty good detail.....and lots of illustrations and such. He is somewhat of a storyteller.....but has a nice style and it is a good read. Some of it gets a little over-the-top.....but he is dedicated to his ways and definitely old school. Prolly appeals to Jack Pine Savages and wanna be JPS. Just watched a few of his videos.....and he took two segments to show how to rig a barrel stove for a tent. He does it ok.....but an hour?? grin
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 12, 2017 18:37:18 GMT -6
I can not imagine how you could have enough content to put out a book on how to bait & hunt bear. He does go into some pretty good detail.....and lots of illustrations and such. He is somewhat of a storyteller.....but has a nice style and it is a good read. Some of it gets a little over-the-top.....but he is dedicated to his ways and definitely old school. Prolly appeals to Jack Pine Savages and wanna be JPS. Just watched a few of his videos.....and he took two segments to show how to rig a barrel stove for a tent. He does it ok.....but an hour?? grin Tends to ramble a bit. glad I don't do that.........
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Post by wildfire123 on Mar 13, 2017 10:17:41 GMT -6
Says who?
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 13, 2017 11:27:56 GMT -6
Jerry- when we get old enough,we forget what we said and might repeat it... might repeat it.... might repeat it.
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