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Deer feeders are a great way to keep deer on your property as the weather cools, crops start getting collected and the deer’s normal food sources get a little more scarce. Use our deer feeders, like the Feedbank 300 Gravity Deer Feeder, to keep the herd on your property throughout the entire hunting season.

Once you find the perfect hunting spot, it can be tempting to lock in on that one area. But if you hunt it too often, you’ll end up overhunting the area and sabotaging yourself. The best way to avoid overhunting your favorite spots early in the season is to make sure your scent is always contained, switch up your spots, and put enough days in between.

Conservation is the cornerstone of deer hunting. By being an active hunter, you not only put organic, fresh meat on your dinner table, you help contribute to keeping the deer population in check. Left uncontrolled, a deer population has the potential to become dangerous as the abundance affects crops, roadways, and other ecosystems. Make a plan to hunt does this deer season to do your part in conservation.

Deer season is now officially open in Minnesota. Did you have a chance to get out in the woods on opening weekend? If you did, you definitely felt the heat: it was in the 80s over the weekend in Cannon Falls. Summer is still hanging on and making its presence known in many areas of the country, so as you prepare for your first hunts of the season, make sure you have a hot weather game plan. Check out our tips, below, to get started.

Opening day is this Saturday in Minnesota! Are you ready? We’ve compiled some tips and tricks to help direct you to the right spot at the right time when the sun rises on opening day. Check out the tips, below, and get ready to enjoy another deer season from your Stump blind.

Deer season opens in a little over a week, on Sept. 13, here in Minnesota. Are you ready for your first hunt of the season? We’ve compiled a guide for how to avoid some of the common mistakes hunters make at the beginning of the season. Check out our tips, below, to avoid the same blunders.

Opening day is fast approaching here in Minnesota. Deer season is a little over two weeks away on Sept. 13. Now is the time to prepare your gear and make sure everything’s in working order so you can go out into the woods knowing your bow and accessories are performing at maximum potential. Review our gear prep list, below, to make sure you have everything checked off before your first hunt on opening day.

Deer have a sense of smell that’s anywhere from 500 to 1,000 times stronger than a human’s. This allows them to detect a human in the area up to half a mile away in prime conditions. So, you’ll be found out immediately if you don’t take the proper precautions. Those precautions extend beyond the active hunt and start before the season even opens. Here’s what you can do now to make sure you’re minimizing human impact on your hunting property before opening day.

We’re less than a month away from opening day of deer season here in Minnesota on Sept. 13! Check your to-do list to see what needs to be done this month, in August, to prep for opening day. We’ve got some suggestions to get you started, below.

Deer will be drawn to your property if you have the trifecta: water, food and bedding. Set up a water system and a feeder and hinge cut your trees to provide them cover. If you have all of the above, the deer will gravitate to your property during the fall hunting season and give you plenty of opportunities to harvest.

Deer season is less than two months away in Minnesota, so setting up your Stump blind on your property now will give you a head start on hunting season. Setting up your blind before the season opens gives the deer herd time to get used to it and gives you time to observe the activity in the area. Check out our tips, below, for things you should keep in mind to avoid last-minute mistakes when you’re putting up your blind.

Summer is the perfect time to make small changes to your deer habitats. You can do a lot of little things now that will improve your odds of having the deer herd visit your habitat in the fall. Check out our tips for how to slowly but consistently build your deer habitat before fall.