Recent content by Mike Belt

Cool pic! I've seen quite a few cats from my stand but only once have I seen kittens. I happened to set up over a log pile and just before dark all the kittens rolled out and started a free for all.

You win! You don't shoot them any bigger or older if you shoot them whenever you see them before they get there. Good deal!

I'm seeing bookoos of does with single, pairs, and triplet fawns here around the house in SW Tn but 85% of them are still small and full of spots.

Were all you've killed grey squirrels. I've always heard the fox squirrels will hit their nests and castrate the males.

Disassemble and put it up a piece at a time.

I can't remember the brand name but I have some of the strap on type. You can use them on public land because they don't screw in.

I figure that between me and a snake he actually has more right to be in the woods or fields than I do. I'm invading his home. I've never run into a rattler but have seen my share of moccasins and copperheads. They all get a pass from me except for the rare copperhead I find in my yard. My...

I can't make up my mind whether Honda would love to have you for a commercial or whether they wouldn't touch you with a 10 foot pole.

You could also factor in the hunting of hens in the Fall. Along with all the other problems facing the turkey population removing hens from the flocks is bound to have repercussions.

I'll add that a small bit of motion does wonders to attract deer where they may not have seen the decoy initially. I used a battery operated tail wager for a while but they tend to make a "clicking" sound so I quit. I went through a couple of them with the same results. Now I just use a sheet of...

I've used one from time to time. I think mine is a Flambeau (sp?). I used it as a buck and a doe. Either way my typical response from does is to flee. I've switched over to using it strictly as a buck and had some success doing that. Bucks will usually at least stop to give it a look. This...

I always take note of open areas in the canopy, especially after leaf drop. I plant these "patches" just before leaf drop which is why I look for these type areas. I've never done an area of any size because of this but my small "hidey hole" areas like this have produced a couple of nice bucks.

I started out with a piece of thread strung across a deer to see if they were using it. If they were you could only guesstimate the time of usage based on what time of day you set and then checked it. I graduated to the Trail Master that also used a piece of thread but when a deer crossed the...

I think it's dependent on the local. I haven't seen them eat them much here in west Tn but down around Ackerman Ms tey eat them on a regular basis.

I can't say enough good things about lithium batteries. Even on video mode all Fall and winter I never worry about my batteries dying.