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‘Plotting’ Your Whitetail Season
We don’t mean ‘plotting and planning.’ We’re talking about planning your plot—as in your food plot! Food plots are among the best ways to lure deer out of thick cover and into shooting range. While it sounds like a simple concept, here are some tips and strategies...
So What’s the Story on Non-typical Whitetails?
Sure, the hefty size of the buck you harvested is reason for pride and celebration, but the crowning achievement (pun intended!) is that beautiful, beautiful rack. There’s tremendous satisfaction in displaying antlers with a wide spread and perfect (and numerous)...
Ambush Hunting
Most likely, you’re familiar with the term ‘ambush hunting,’ since most whitetail deer in the country are harvested using this technique. Here are a few tips and reminders that might give you a leg up this season. As you may know, the basic premise of ambush...
Shed Hunting at Oak Creek
Sheds Given the number of absolutely insanely huge bucks at Oak Creek, I assumed the ranch would have a huge collection of sheds somewhere. They don’t. In fact, Oak Creek Whitetail Ranch Preserve Manger, Jacob Osborne, assures me employees of the ranch seldom – if...
Father/Son Hunt for Oak Creek Giant and Great Memories
Our first day started with checking in, sighting in our gun, and meeting our guide Willie. We had a meeting that Sunday night to get started to get ready to hunt Monday morning. Day 1 Monday morning started a little slow only seeing 3 young does and the action...
Use the Spring/Summer Seasons to your Advantage
What do whitetail hunters do in the off-season? The most dedicated of them use their time to good advantage by working on projects that increase their odds of successful hunting later in the year. If you’re wondering how you can start preparing right now for the...
Deer Bathmats
Deer Bathmats “What are those? Bathmats of some kind?” I asked of the neon green sheets of what looked like squares of Astroturf stacked in the back of Oak Creek Whitetail Ranch Assistant Manager Jacob Osborn’s truck. Jacob responded that they were feed then...
Which is the Best Tree Stand for Deer Hunters
If you ask a group of deer hunters about tree stands, you’ll for sure get a lot of different opinions on which tree stand is best and why. Is a ladder stand worth the set-up time? Does the portability of a climbing stand offset its challenges? Is a fixed position...
Doc and Pops take on the deer world!
Doc and Pops take on the deer world! On September 13th, Doc and his father Pops came to take on Oak Creek. With light fading fast, Ryan broke out the Hoyt and flung a few confidence arrows down range! With the shooting adequate, we hit the field. When there is...
Trophy Mounts: Doing it Right
You’ve finally harvested that spectacular trophy buck! You know this is the one you need to mount. What should you do next? Remember, this is more than a trophy--it’s a reminder of what was possibly the most special hunt of your life. You want to do this right....