Manuel Bright+FollowHunting comfort beats fancy gear every time!Two rules for hunting gear: does it help you stay out longer or make cleaner kills? Everything else is just weight. Quality wool socks changed my game - no blisters, warm feet, can sit for hours. Upgraded to heated socks for those brutal 16° mornings in the blind and holy cow, what a difference! Cold feet = going home early. Warm feet = patience for that perfect shot. Simple math. #hunting #huntinggear #woolsocks #heatedsocks #huntingtips #Outdoors 154Share
tyler79+FollowThe gadget that saved my wife’s hunt - Garmin inReachYou never plan to get lost in the woods—but it happens. Last year my wife got caught in a sudden snowstorm while hunting. Heavy snow, thick fog, lost on a mountain with zero cell service. Thank God we bought a Garmin inReach earlier that year. She hit the SOS button and I got her exact location immediately. Left work, grabbed my son, and had her off that mountain in 2 hours. Never thought we'd need it until we did. Now it's the first thing that goes in every pack. #hunting #GarmininReach #huntinggear #HuntingSafety 40Share
bushjill+Followsend-it hunters give us all a bad name 🙄I stick to arrows for close shots and .308 with copper bullets out to 300 yards. Haven't tracked a single deer or antelope - they just drop. Clean kills, minimal meat loss, zero lead fragments. Here's the thing: if you need multiple shots to connect, or you're "walking rounds in," you're not a long-range hunter - you're just being unethical. That ego-driven "send it" mentality creates wounded animals and gives all hunters a bad reputation. Know your limits. Practice within them. One shot, clean kill. #hunting #cleankills #308 #huntingethics #deerhunting180260Share
Manuel Bright+FollowNo such thing as a guaranteed deer bang-flopReal talk: any decent hunting load will drop a deer. The "perfect" bullet doesn't exist - wounded runners happen regardless of caliber. What matters more? Your shooting skills, understanding anatomy, and practice from realistic positions. I've noticed higher velocity rounds like Barnes 130gr give more instant drops, but shot placement beats bullet choice every time. Match your bullet to your range - softer projectiles for distance, monos for close work. Then practice until you can deliver it accurately when it counts. #hunting #bullets ##huntingammo #deerHunting3119Share
tyler79+FollowCan't hunt without my Thermacell!Sounds crazy but it's true. Down here with 100+ temps and mosquitoes the size of helicopters, I'd rather forget my bow than my Thermacell. Thought it was total BS until I tried it. Now I can actually sit still without getting eaten alive. Only complaint is the electronic one beeps when you turn it on - just fire it up before walking to your stand. This thing isn't hunting gear, it's survival gear in the South.🤣 #hunting #summerhunting #southernhunting #huntinggear205Share
hodebra+FollowWhy I chose a paid hunter for my farmGroundhogs were destroying my corn and beans, so I let hunters come for free. Big mistake - truck ruts, trash everywhere, zero respect for property. Now I charge a modest fee and found ONE responsible hunter who treats my land like his own. No damage, effective pest control, and he actually helps around the farm. Charging money doesn't guarantee good behavior, but it sure filters out the problem hunters. Investment creates accountability. #hunting #farmhunting #landowner #groundhogs #pestcontrol5419Share
paulcarol+FollowThe only deer I ever had to knifeBeen hunting 30 years. Only deer I ever had to finish with a knife was one I hit with my truck — broke its spine, so I ended it quick so it wouldn’t suffer. But in the woods? Nah. If a deer’s still alive, I’d rather put another arrow in it. Getting close is risky — hooves can mess you up real bad. That’s why I tell every new bowhunter: practice like crazy. A clean, lethal shot the first time saves everyone a lot of pain. #hunting #bowhunting #huntingethics 325Share
tyler79+FollowCopper bullets changed my hunting foreverSwitched to Barnes Vor-TX 130gr in .308 and haven’t looked back. Zero lead fragmentation, better meat quality, and it drops hogs hard. Even out of my 16” Ruger American G2 Ranch suppressed, I’m still pushing close to 3000 fps. Copper rounds don’t explode inside game like lead—less bloodshot meat, cleaner kills. Just know their limits past 300 yds. If you’re still using ELDs or SSTs inside 100 yds, you’re probably wasting meat. #hunting #copperBullets #308 #cleanmeat4520Share
tyler79+FollowWhen do hunters start buying land?Veteran hunters - what made you finally pull the trigger on your own property? Tired of lease fees? Found the perfect spot? Currently saving up but curious what pushed you over the edge and how you're making it happen 👀 #hunting #huntingland #huntingproperty #Outdoors3631Share
bushjill+FollowWhy I stopped hunting the "obvious" spotsLast season I was that guy posting "saw nothing all weekend" after hunting the same popular spots as everyone else. Then an old-timer at the gas station gave me advice that completely flipped my success rate... Here's what actually works on public ground: 1️⃣ Go where others won't - I started hiking an extra mile past the "easy" spots. Found deer that had never seen hunting pressure and it showed! 2️⃣ Hunt the weird hours - Tuesday mornings and late evenings became my secret weapon. Big bucks move when weekend warriors are at work. 3️⃣ Stay flexible - When Plan A failed, I had Plans B, C, and D ready. Moved spots three times one morning and finally connected. Also learned to buddy up with the local wildlife biologist - that guy knows EVERYTHING about deer patterns and habitat changes. Best hunting investment I ever made was buying him coffee and picking his brain. Public land isn't impossible, you just gotta think different than private land hunters. #hunting #publiclandhunting #huntingtips #deerhunting385Share
