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Happy Thanksgiving! Some of you might be enjoying a hunt over the holiday, so we’ve got some tips on how you can recover the harvest and bring it back for your Thanksgiving table. It’s not uncommon for a hunter’s shot to land in the vital area deer but not drop it right away, causing the deer to bound off into the woods. Vital area shots will always eventually but fatal, but it doesn’t always happen immediately. You’ll need to be able to track down the deer to recover your harvest once it inevitably perishes. Here are some tips on how to track a wounded deer and recover your harvest.

Hiding your scent is one of the defining features of our Stump blinds. Our Carbon Filters are another tool you can use to help eliminate scent. If you keep the doors and windows closed, having the Carbon Filters in your air vents is that third level of protection to distance the deer herd’s noses from your presence. Learn more about our Carbon Filters, below.

Rut season brings about a flurry of deer activity as bucks try to find and mate with does in estrus. Normally deer tend to be the most active in early and late night hours, but during rut season all bets are off as they try to breed. It’s possible to see a herd of bucks pass through in the middle of the day during these fall months. We’ve got some tips, below, on how you can use your Stump blind to make the most of the midday rut when other hunters might have already called it quits.

We’re right in the thick of rut season, so it’s time to break out those antler rattlers, ramp up the calling intensity and call in some doe-crazed bucks. Our Stump 4 360° hunting blind provides you with the opportunity to shoot from multiple windows all around the blind. The 360° view was designed with the hope that you’ll never miss an opportunity for a buck because of a bad angle. Learn more about our innovative blind, below.

Like most animals, deer need a consistent water source to function properly. Deer are in-tune to what their body needs and they know when something isn’t right. If their gut or other body functions feels sub-optimal, they recognize that they don’t feel good and seek out ways to fix it. That’s where the Wild Water® Systems come in. By placing our systems around your property, you’re giving the deer herd consistent access to the water they need and they’ll start to associate your property with vital nutrition.

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.