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Muledeer Where the Wind Blows

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· December 22, 2014

author Tate Haines

We crawled into the blind late in the afternoon on October 31, 2013. My brother, Travis, and I had set out our trail cameras early in the summer and we had a pretty good idea of what deer were frequenting our property. Now, we sat in the blind hoping to get eyes on any of the five or six nice muley bucks that had been posing for us throughout the summer. It was the perfect...

One of Those Days During the Rut

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· November 18, 2014

author Nathan Sullivan

Heads Up Whitetail buck decoy clamped to tree

November 7, 2014 was a great day with the Heads Up Decoy. I started the morning hiking and glassing some open country near a creek bottom looking for a mature buck to intercept. After only seeing a couple small bucks and a few does by mid-morning it was time for a new game plan. I circled to get the wind in my favor and slowly approached a small secluded draw that I knew deer...

Breaking the Seal

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Heads Up Decoy

· October 01, 2014

"Bow season for elk is simply too short and the distance too far for a flatlander."

"The opportunity to elk hunt with a bow is both a blessing and a curse."

"Is the idea of bowhunting for elk better than the actual act itself?"

These are some of the things running through my head during every CO OTC elk hunt. Let's face the reality...hunting elk in Colorado is hard to do as a non resident. I've eaten...

Heavy Hearts and Love Crazed Bulls

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· August 22, 2014

After 12 years of applying for a Black Hills, SD Archery Elk tag, I finally received that "You were successful" email from the SD GFP!!! My husband was the first person I told...by excitedly making a gesture of drawing a bow and doing a little happy dance! He knew right away what I was trying to tell him. We were going to be chasing bulls this September!!! I had seen a few ads for the Heads Up...

First Date with Daisy

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Heads Up Decoy

· July 15, 2014

At Eye Level contributor Darren Padilla

Santa Fe, NM

A few years ago, my son and I were on a late season mule deer archery hunt in southern New Mexico when we realized the potential of using a decoy to attract bucks during the rut. The rut was in full swing and we were having a blast stalking bucks who were busy trying to keep tabs on the does. One morning, we spotted a big mature 10-pt buck...

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