DIY: improving your deer property
The most exciting part about my rural home is that I can hunt and live there. Here are some tools and strategies I’m using to ensure its a deer property, too.
DIY: trout fishing with cured eggs
Making your own gear has it rewards, especially when a fresh chrome trout yanks it down. Check out these step-by-step instructions for DIY cured eggs that will be sure to put a trout on your line.
DIY: turkey decoy
Decoy realism counts in turkey hunting, but I’m not yet ready to spend several hundred dollars on an ultra-realistic model. Instead, I make use of the spoils of a previous hunt... Using this process, your decoy will be almost indistinguishable from the real thing, and moreover, it will appear to be in strut.
DIY: get that rod cork clean
As anglers, we subject our fishing rods to a fair amount of abuse.... Dirty rod cork got you down? Here's a quick and easy fix.
DIY: ground blinds
Often, a ground blind is a hunter's best option. Unfortunately, commercial models aren't necessarily suited to longer compound or traditional bows. Luckily, making an inexpensive, lightweight blind is easy.
DIY: rain gear refresh
Get your rain gear back into top shape with a quick clean and a waterproofing treatment.
Fishing tackle management trends and tips
Plenty is new when it comes to bags and boxes for keeping baits protected and organized. Here are a few tackle management trends & tips for keeping gear tidy.
OOD’s 10 most popular articles in 2016
We thought it would be fun to take a look back at what piqued your interest this year. Here are the ten most viewed articles on niteowldev.com over 2016:
DIY: six ways to transport deer
Here are some innovations for moving deer we have used over the years...