by Larry Weishuhn | Jan 8, 2020
Q: I started hunting with a scope on my rifle about 40 years ago, initially a fixed 4x Weaver and then a 3-9x Redfield with duplex crosshairs. It’s interesting how hunting optics have changed since that time. Today, many scopes have as special side knob for...
by Larry Weishuhn | Jan 8, 2020
Q: Larry, I’m headed to the Dallas Safari Club Convention where I plan to book a black bear hunt, my first big game hunt beyond having hunted whitetail deer and wild hogs in Alabama for the past twenty years. I’d like to go to British Columbia’s Vancouver Island....
by Larry Weishuhn | Dec 19, 2019
Q: I’ve watched some slow-motion videos of deer being shot, and the shock waves that ripple out from the point of impact makes me think there is more to the actual killing effect than meets the eye. I know that if you slam a water valve open or closed you can cause...
by Larry Weishuhn | Dec 11, 2019
Q: Is it better for a bullet to pass through or stop in a deer? I’ve heard good arguments on both sides. Those who want the bullet to pass through want the extra hole so more blood comes out if they have to follow the deer. Those who want the bullet not to exit say...
by Larry Weishuhn | Nov 20, 2019
Q: I want to learn more about rattling in whitetail bucks. When is the best time of the year, the best time of the day, the best technique and do I need big or small antlers for rattling? I’ve tried rattling many times but have never rattled in a buck. I’ve even...
by Larry Weishuhn | Nov 13, 2019
Q: I have been hunting whitetail deer more than 60 years and have a question about antler growth, genes and antler restrictions imposed in certain parts of Texas by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. I have had many conversations with game biologists, game...
by Larry Weishuhn | Nov 6, 2019
Q. Larry, last week you wrote “Genetics determines shape and size of antlers. Genetic antler potential can only be attained with good daily nutrition and achieving maturity. But realize too, a smaller antlered buck bred to the ‘right’ doe could produce offspring with...
by Larry Weishuhn | Oct 30, 2019
Q: Larry, my friends think I’m crazy, but I think the buck-to-doe ratio has an effect on antler development. My hypothesis is that with fewer does, the competition to breed is fiercer and thus only those deer that are stronger and that have larger antlers will win...
by Larry Weishuhn | Oct 23, 2019
Q: Larry, it’s important to me to shoot only mature animals, so I’d like to be able to judge the age of whitetail deer before I shoot. I understand that the size of a buck’s antlers is not a good way to judge because after a certain age antler growth tends to...
by Larry Weishuhn | Oct 15, 2019
Q: Larry, I need a good pronghorn cartridge. I’m from the Midwest and have hunted big game only with slugs. I was recently invited to hunt antelope with friends in Wyoming, so I’m looking for a good rifle and cartridge to use. At home, I can hunt with only slugs...
