Entries Tagged Keith Sutton

A proven (but not necessarily easy) two-step approach to expanding your deer hunting opportunities to private lands filled with whitetails.

In the wilderness, whitetail deer hunting becomes a special experience that is unforgettable.

Outdoor grilling is fast-approaching and hopefully you've bagged a wild turkey that needs to hit the fire. Here's a simple recipe for a warm-weather cookout.

Duck bands are keepsakes, and it's not uncommon to see them featured on a duck hunter's call lanyard. But these bands tell great stories too, like the duck band found in the belly of a gator.

In the stomachs of some whitetail deer, hunters find unusual stones known as "madstones." These stones were once said to be capable of curing rabies and snakebites.

The way we hunt deer — particularly the gear we use — has changed pretty radically over the past 150 years.

Hunters may never have as keen a sense of smell as a squirrel dog, but there are some aromas that stick with you through the years and bring back fond memories of past hunts.

Duck decoys have an interesting history. From cow-sized contraptions to 30-pound floating dekes, learn more about decoys from the past here.

One hunter wounded the deer. Another hunter killed it. Who gets the deer?

Today’s commercial scent products work superbly, but it can be fun to create your own masking scents like hunters of yesteryear.

For some reason, the tradition of naming one’s favored firearm seems to have fallen out of fashion with today’s hunters. This wasn’t always the case.

The value of a deer hide ranged from a halfpenny per pound in 1831 up to about 30 cents per pound in the late 1870s. But what's its value today — not just the hide, but the venison too?

Mouth-calling ducks is a lost art, but a few hunters still practice it.

Finally, it was opening day of duck season. Every minute would hold special thrills.