Mark Kayser Articles

If you want to be in the driver’s seat this fall on public land, then check out these four out-of-the-ordinary whitetail strategies.

Smart — and innovative — use of trail cameras can increase your odds of success in the field.

Combat public-land party goers through research, assessment, scouting and purposeful hunt execution — using an approach that might be polar to theirs.

Success rates are notoriously low for general unit archery elk. Here’s how the author punched his tag on four recent DIY bowhunts.

Fall food plots are planted in late-summer, and whitetails will begin targeting them a month or two later — during deer season!

It’s a big decision to lease or purchase hunting property, and there’s more to consider than the annual cost.

An out-of-state DIY whitetail bowhunt might mean a lot of work, but the rewards can be great.

Avoid these five faux pas to achieve better results during your predator pursuits this fall.

The actions you take immediately after hitting a whitetail can determine whether you ultimately find or lose a deer.

Suppressors can help hunters pull off an effective second shot by taming muzzle blast and reducing recoil.

Whitetail bucks change their behavior during pre-rut, rut and post-rut, so you must adapt your game plan, too.

Oftentimes it’s the whitetail bucks you didn’t kill that you remember the most.

Developing a game plan long before fur season arrives is an exercise in efficiency and productivity.

Sometimes if feels like you are battling the world alone. Forget that when it comes to scouting coyotes. Put a team of trail cameras to work for you.

Pressured canines often require a shift in hunting strategies — especially if you’re pursuing them on public property.

Create a whitetail feed and forage plan with each season in mind, and then set the table for the deer on your property.

Don’t wait until whitetail season to prep treestands and ground blinds. Do it now and deer will forget the intrusion.

Stuck in an e-caller rut? Give mouth calls a try.

If you’re not using attractant and cover scents to get an edge on wind-walking coyotes maybe it’s time you did.

Too little of a good thing is a bad thing. Concerning whitetail habitat, is more of a good thing better?

5 proven pre-rut tactics for winning the whitetails game this October.

Baiting is a tactic that should be considered if dense cover defines your hunting environment. Luring coyotes from heavy cover with some tasty treats placed upwind of your hiding place makes sense, particularly when coyotes might have been exposed to excessive hunting pressure. Adding scents, such as coyote urine, to the bait area completes the hoax.

Wireless Bluetooth technology enables optics to communicate with each other.

Consider adding bird sounds to increase close encounters of the coyote kind.

Create a strategy to take advantage of love-sick whitetail bucks.

The key to a successful whitetail ambush is not showing your deer stand.

Hunting small cover for big bucks requires deer hunters to take a fresh look at their situation and use tactics outside of the whitetail norm. Here's how.

Not all whitetail stands — ground blinds and treestands — are created equal. Now is the time to review past deer hunts to optimize the plan for your next sit.

Many hunters overlook the low-volume attractiveness of a squeaker call for predators. Try one and you'll stand a good chance at bagging more predators.