IT’S NOT TO EARLY TO BE THINKING ABOUT SPRING… TURKEY HUNTING, THAT IS. By Don ‘Dr. Honk’ Mattice Deer season is over and the duck and goose seasons are winding down. The ice forming on most lakes in the Hudson Valley draw our attention to ice fishing and turkey hunting. Turkey hunting? Yes, turkey hunting. It is not [...]
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Hunting for Big Bucks Part 2
Hopefully you caught my last article about targeting big bucks. Big bucks are special animals and there are no guarantees when hunting them. Many hunters go a lifetime without taking what we consider a big buck. That’s part of the game. For me, it’s also what keeps me coming back year after year, the challenge [...]
“Hunting Coyotes at the Start of Winter” Part 2 of 3
This article should give most novice coyote hunters the edge they need to start putting fur on the ground. By no means are the methods in this article the absolute way it has to be done. However, they have worked exceptionally well for me here in the Hudson Valley. I usually wait until January 1st [...]
Hunting for Big Bucks Part 1
I just want to start this article by saying that I am by no means the best hunter or one who shoots the biggest bucks, year after year. However, I have had the good fortune of being fairly successful and quite lucky in harvesting some respectable deer. Every hunter wants to shoot big bucks. Everyone [...]
Shed Hunt Your Hunting Area
Every year as December winds down, we see the Deer season end and the Holiday season begin. As with most hunters, we have just a few days before the holidays to rush out to the stores and buy our gifts. But, how about getting back into the woods and start hunting instead….In this article, I [...]
Hunting Coyotes In The Hudson Valley “the early season”
“The Early Season” Part 1 of 3 The fall season is almost upon us and most hunters await the upcoming bow season, but a few (including me) are awaiting the opening day of New York’s coyote season beginning October 1st. It’s the early season as most coyote hunters call it. This is the time [...]
Bow Hunting Hudson Valley Turkeys Part III
For anyone that has not been following Bow Hunting Hudson Valley Turkeys this is the third and final article covering broadheads and shot placement.The first piece i did was an introduction to this challenging sport.Part two covered setup,portable ground blinds and decoys.Both articles can be found in the HVS blog. BROADHEADS For body shots keep in [...]
Bow Hunting Hudson Valley Turkeys Part II
This article is the second part to bow hunting hudson valley turkeys.As with all articles on the hvs blog please feel to leave questions and or comments.If you have an experience you would like to share please feel free to post it in the blog. Setup Two essential aspects for archery hunting turkeys are portable ground blinds [...]
Bow Hunting Hudson Valley Turkeys
Think You Can’t Arrow A Gobbler…Think Again Archers and turkey hunters when you put your shotgun sights on a wise old gobbler and pull the trigger do you ever wonder if you could have taken him with your bow? If you have but didn’t think you could I want to tell you that if [...]
