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As a fishing and hunting guide in my 23rd season I’ve spent much time outside navigating natural environments. In any trade there is an evolution. Gaining experience sharpens skills. The more trips the more success. Learning something new every time out is important. Floundering a bit is a default strategy of mine. The hard way is not the easiest but sometimes the quickest route. In the niche world of guiding — in any world of anything — good judgement is attained through experience. With more experience comes sharper decisions.  A simple equation that results in success. The scrapes and dents along the way remembered andRead More →

Professional Whitetail Hunting Guide Service In Upstate New York

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A couple other methods deer hunters use is called driving and pushing. They are simple, effective, and makes deer hunting much more communal. When driving deer, the more hunters the better. The pushing of deer, however, is best done with just a few hunters. Driving and pushing are deer hunting methods that mankind has been practicing since we learned that deer are good to eat. A book written by Canadian biologist Farley Mowat documented the lives of a now extinct tribe of native tundra nomads whose existence relied entirely upon caribou. The book is called People Of The Deer and I recommend it. These native people of theRead More →

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An eighty two year old man finds the strength and energy to get out of bed on a cold and snowy December morning to deer hunt with his grandson. In the dark he makes his way a few hundred yards across the field and finds his way to the blind. At first light two doe can be seen feeding out in front of them. His Grandson watches and covers his ears as his Grandfather’s muzzleloader explodes and the doe falls. It is a clean harvest. And a wonderful memory for Grandfather and Grandson to share for the rest of their lives. It did not needRead More →

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On a recent visit to my friend Fick’s hunting camp, on the banks of the upper Indian River in Lewis County, the dinner discussion began. The topic? Deer hunting. What else. While enjoying a cold beer and plate of fried wood duck breasts over wild rice, I posed the questions and Fick gave the answers and explanations. And then I questioned his explanations and answers. Our usual routine. The terrain we hunt around Fick’s camp is the most rugged country I have hunted anywhere on the planet. (The only exception is the Canadian Sub-Arctic or Taiga). At Fick’s camp, we are surrounded by vast tractsRead More →

Professional Hunting Guide In Upstate New York

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A friend of mine, George, is an avid outdoorsman here in upstate New York. George has spent thousands of hours trapping and hunting turkeys over the course of his lifetime. His skills are fine tuned. The truth that proves it is his ability to place the pad of a coyotes foot on a three inch diameter steel trap pan within hundreds of acres of farmland. As a hard-core fur trapper for over thirty years, George has seen many shenanigans performed by deer hunters. An overall lack of respect for the environment, misuse of state land (and private land) is often displayed by some of the legion ofRead More →

Professional Hunting Guide In Upstate New York

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  With the busiest open-water season I have ever had behind me, I now look forward to hunting season. Whitetail hunting was something I took interest in and became fascinated with as a teenager. After 35 years of hunting whitetails, and 17 years as a licensed guide, I have decided to offer my deer hunting experience to novice and beginner hunters. This delayed response to the guiding of deer is the effect of a few different factors. Number one is that the fair chase hunting of whitetail deer is a most difficult game. The odds are well stacked in the deers’ favor. Second, I often thought ofRead More →