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Looking for a fun DIY hunting activity that your whole family can enjoy?  Well, look no further. Speaking from recent firsthand experience, this is one you will not want to miss out on.  Here is what you will need. 1. Bottle of doe in heat entrus scent. 2. Scent wick. Now, you will want to find yourself a good stand setup then search for a tree branch that hangs roughly 3 to 5 feet above ground at about 30 to 40 yards out from your stand.  You will want to soak that scent wick to the point where it is dripping healthily.  Hang the scent wick then take your stand for roughly 2 to 3 hours.  Upon not seeing any deer for those 2 to 3 hours you will want to begin second guessing your choice of stand location. Eventually deciding that your best bet to bag a big buck is to move your stand. Keep in mind that this will work best on unseasonably warm days.  Climb down, remove your stand from the tree and go remove your still soaking scent wick from the branch. Don't worry, you wi

I believe it was 8th period, if memory serves me correctly, on a typically uneventful day during my senior year of highschool. I was called down to the main office, met there by my father who led me out of school while explaining to me that my grandfather had passed earlier in the day.  I remember vividly the sensation of time seeming to almost stand still as I replayed over and over again in my head what my father had just told me. The brightness of the midday sun, crunch of gravel under foot, the near neon green of the grass and the muffled sobs of my sister who accompanied my father when picking me up, are all as clear to me today as they were back then. A day seared into me. One that I surely will never forget.  He was a pillar, my grandfather, when it comes to who I am today, the character I live by and my relentless passion for the outdoors. Countless hours we spent together, rods in hand, on rivers, lakes and ponds. Studying his meticulous mannerisms which often led to full cr