Hunting Tips

Duck calling can be all the difference in a duck hunt. In this video, you will learn when to call ducks, the different types of notes you can do on a duck call as well as how too much calling can kill a hunt. Like goose calling, always start out simple on the duck call...

In this video you will learn the difference between hunting birds on a migration day and local birds. When hunting migration birds, you will want to run a larger decoy spread to draw more attention to you and hopefully pull down those migrating ducks or geese. You will also learn how hunting the migration is...

When most people waterfowl hunt, they are hunting out of some sort of blind. A hard sided, permanent boat blind, A-frame blind, and layout blind are discussed in this video. No matter what type of blind you’re hunting out of, you are going to want to do your best to make sure it blends in...

Food sources are changing big time during the month of October. It can be a challenging time to hunt as throughout the month, bucks are changing where they’re feeding, food sources are changing, and food sources are becoming more limited. It can be interesting and a little bit different on how to hunt bucks in...

I want to talk about why mock scrapes are the secret to getting more trail camera photos in October while out on the hunt. October is an interesting month because it’s a month of transition. Bucks are transitioning from the early fall and summer range into more of rut mode. The days are getting shorter,...

An October cold front can be exactly what you need to get a buck on the ground. Cold fronts in October are especially helpful, because a lot of the month can be warm as well and the cold fronts can be drastic.  During the month of October, one of the most important ways that you...

In this video I want to talk about how far you can shoot a deer with your bow. There’s a few things that I want to talk about when knowing how far out to shoot with the bow. The first and definitely most important thing that I want to touch on is comfortability while bowhunting....

I’m here in Nebraska right now bowhunting, and I’m just going to kind of breakdown my archery setup with what I’m using, why I’m using it, why I like it and everything like that. We’re going to start off with the bow, which is the Mathews VXR. I think it’s a year old model from...

In this video, I want to talk about bow sights. There are two main types of sights for compound bows: single pin sights and multi pin sights. I have extensive experience with both, and wanted to compare and contrast them. As you’ll see here, I’ve got a single pin sight and I want to talk...

In this video I want to talk about heavy arrows versus light arrows. Right now I am currently shooting a Vector Custom Shot Arrow and it is a relatively new arrow company that I started to use during my hunts this year. I really just want to talk about the differences between heavier arrows and...

In this episode of In the Hunt, Dan Quinn meets Jamie down south for a round of Texas hunting. Dan works for Rapala in the marketing department managing staff while working simultaneously with their TV partners, doing all the “fun stuff” that’s fishing related. Through his job, he’s been working with Jamie for a number...

There are a lot of ways and places you could hunt turkeys, but a common one is to hunt them in the timber. When it comes to hunting in the timber, you want to setup in a spot that is fairly open. If you don’t, you won’t be able to see a bird until it’s...

The first thing you need to look at with evening hunting tips is to make sure it’s legal in your state. Some states don’t allow turkey hunting after 12:00pm. The biggest tip with evening hunting is to know where birds are roosting and where they are spending their time in the middle of the day....

There’s nothing worse than scouting a great piece of property on a map in the fall and then going into hunt it and someone is already hunting the area you want to hunt. To help avoid that, I strongly recommend scouting in the spring for not only deer sign, but human sign as well. Pick...

When it comes to early season hunting, something that can help your chances tremendously are cold fronts. A big time drop in temperature can help you in a couple of different ways. First of all, when it comes to hunting mornings early in the season, it usually can be pretty tough. But, when a cold...

The first thing I want to cover when cutting shooting lanes in the off-season is that this is my favorite time of year to do so. You can cut bigger shooting lanes without spooking deer for the fall. Deer are smarter than you think, and if you’re cutting lanes in the fall, you could be...

One thing that is often overlooked in the off-season is gear maintenance. There are a few specific things that I like to do when it comes to off-season gear maintenance. The first being going over trail cameras. I recommend organizing these and making sure you have fresh batteries in them with cleared and formatted SD...

Winter is an important time to scout for a couple different reasons. You can see deer sign in the woods great which can teach you quite a bit. Another reason I love winter scouting is because I’ll go into areas such as bedding areas that I might never step foot in during the season. But...

When it comes to map scouting, the off-season is arguably the best time of the year to be pouring over maps. I absolutely love to be marking a ton of areas in states that I hunt to check out later in the spring or summer. I’m always looking for new spots to hunt and doing...

If you hunt early in the fall or southern states, odds are you’ll have to face hunting in hot weather at some point. How to handle and succeed hunting in hot weather isn’t often discussed and that’s what this video is going to cover. First of all, mosquitoes can easily ruin an early season hot...

A popular tactic for early season whitetail, is hunting over food sources: bean fields, field plots if you can plant them, wheat fields, etc. There are a couple of things you really need to pay attention to when hunting food sources in order to hunt them effectively. Related Videos: https://www.getzone.com/video-at-the-ranch-whitetail-preparing-your-gear-first-hunt/ Tips for Hunting Food Sources First,...

Mechanical VS. Fixed Blade Broadheads There are two different types of broadheads out there when it comes to bowhunting. Mechanical and Fixed blade broadheads. Both have their pros and cons, and today were going to cover them both. When it comes to Mechanical heads, they fly more like a field point and the blades expand...

How Much Weight Should You Be Pulling Back with Your Bow? There can be a lot of misconceptions when it comes to knowing how much weight you should be pulling back with your bow or how much weight it takes to kill a deer. First of all, it’s very important you’re able to adequately handle...

Life on a Ranch in South Texas Nothing on a South Texas ranch is easy. Need a light bulb, 1-hour drive to the store. Need to fix a feeder on the Southwest Pasture, 30-minute drive on ungodly roads. Every single thing is working against you. After all the pain of daily routine is over, you...