Posts by Dennis V. Gilmore Jr.

Is there a real best wind speed for deer hunting? A happy medium between too slow to cover your approach and too fast to keep the deer moving? A whitetail buck in velvet samples the air. What...

At some point, every deer hunter buys or considers buying deer scents and giving them a try. Commercial scent makers have realized this and turned the three primary scents (food derivatives, sexual...

There are deer hunting mistakes that can end your hunt before you even pick up your rifle or bow. These aren’t gun safety mistakes; they are non-dangerous, human errors. Errors of omission and...

Honestly, the best bear hunting tips for bear hunters should start with this: No one is less willing to hunt a bear than someone who's been successful. What a terrible way to start an article on...

Knowing how to tell a black bear boar and sow apart is an essential skill a first-time bear hunter must learn. Hunters' misidentification of black bear sexes has resulted in far too many sows being...

We may soon have laws protecting the Gray Wolf in New York. These laws will be based on emotion, bad science, and absolute lies. Twenty-five years from now, there will be a bitter struggle between...