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Deer Heart and Eggs Anyone with a buck on the pole gets to sleep in. Even better, they get dibs on the best camp breakfast: heart and eggs. Preparations start the night before, as the heart is trimmed of fat, valves, and connective tissue, and then soaks in a light brine of salt, sugar, and water to draw out the blood overnight, leaving clean, crimson meat that can then be sliced into steaks. Each side is cooked briefly, until the exterior is caramelized and the inside remains pink. Remove the steaks from the pan and add a bit of butter and handful of forest mushrooms. As the mushrooms simmer, whisk together a half dozen eggs and pour it into the...

Heavy Rain. Sure, it’s great for the water bird hunter, but what about the whitetail deer hunter? When the rain does indeed drum against the windowpane, isn’t the hunter better off inside? The answer is yes and no. Rain and deer activity A whitetail’s routine is affected little by light rain. However, weather can change where that routine takes place. Here, we’ve separated these possible changes into two categories — sensory changes and bedding or cover changes. It’s no secret deer rely on their senses of smell and hearing as top lines of defense. Rain can influence both. Swirling clouds of scent molecules, both good and bad, can be rain-washed from the air, making it difficult for deer to smell...

Setting up a wall tent may be tricky at first, so we here at Big Sky Canvas made an easy to follow step by step instruction guide.  How to set up your Big Sky Canvas Wall Tent:  Remove rocks and sticks in your canvas tent set up area. Determine canvas tent orientation. Set up your tent so the prevailing winds blow sparks and ashes from your stove pipe away from the tent. Sparks landing on a roof can burn holes in your roof and ash will cause your tent to get dirty. Position angles and tent frame on floor in appropriate location for set up. 3-way angles go on the end of tent frame and the 4-way angles in the...

Here are ten of our favorite hunting camp meals. If you've ever been hunting, you know one of the highlights of every trip is the food. Nothing compares to breakfast over a fire at deer camp on a brisk fall morning. No dinner is as good as one with wild game over a fire, old hunting stories and a few cold ones. But which meal is the best of the best? Lucky for you, we decided to make a list.  1. Chili A hunting camp classic that is as good today as when your great-granddaddy was the camp cook. It tastes good, is easy to prepare and is perfect for putting in a thermos and taking to the stand or blind.  Put it...

Deer loves apples, pears, plums, persimmons and all sorts of other kinds of soft mast. Find these trees, and you will find great deer hunting spots. Here are some insights that will put you on the fast track to success this fall.  1. Because of the whitetail’s dependence on soft mast, hunters can cash in on hot early-season action by placing tree stands near trails leading to soft-mast plants. 2. Learn the location and ripening dates of soft-mast sources in your hunting area. 3. As fall progresses, fermenting fruit gives off ester, a volatile, pleasant-smelling plant chemical that often draws whitetails long distances. Besides wild pears, plums, grapes, apples and berries, other seasonal soft=mast crops attract deer throughout the season....