Author:
Jake Oravetz
As I was sitting in my very cold and wet tree the last night of bowhunting in MN I started thinking of the past season, and the first thought that came to mind was disappointment. This is only the second time in my life that I was not able to harvest a whitetail in my home state. Then I actually started thinking about all my hunts individually and yes there are some that were very uneventful but for the most part I actually had a decent season.
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Author:
Jake Oravetz
Does this situation sound familiar? It’s the first week of November, and you have taken the entire week off of work to chase the buck of your dreams. The first few days you sit all day long with nary a problem. However, by day three and four you are dreading the alarm clock going off. Hopefully in this article I can highlight a few things that have pulled me through those doldrum periods we all go through during the rut.
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Posted on: October 2nd, 2009Elite Archery
Author:
Jake Oravetz
Elite Archery based out of Henrietta NY, has just released a ground breaking guarantee to the bow hunters of the world called the Elite Promise and The Elite Hunt Guarantee. Before I touch on this exceptional guarantee, I would like to tell you a bit about the history and quality of Elite Archery equipment.
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Author:
Jake Oravetz
Sept. 3rd found some of us at Back 40 heading west on I-94 with dreams of chasing some bucks in the Badlands. After the 10 hour drive from my house, and the 12-14 hour drive for my counterparts in Central WI, we were ready to get out of the trucks and do some hunting.
On opening day, hunting doesn’t actually begin until 12:00 pm, so we had time to get our gear sorted out and be out glassing soon after sun up. Jerod and I headed north as Kevin, Ryan and Matt, (AKA Anthrax) all headed south. We soon had deer in the glass, but nothing we pinned our hopes on.
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Author:
Jake Oravetz
This is the first season that I have been using Cuddeback’s newest addition to it’s line of high quality trail cameras, the Capture IR. I put my first set of cameras out in the middle of May thinking that it would take me some time to get used to the camera and to work out any of the bugs. After the initial warm up period, I can honestly say that this is the easiest camera I have ever used. This is saying alot from a self diagnosed trail camera addict!
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