The hot trend in recent years seems to be folks writing off summer whitetail scouting. While I’ve never thought it was the most useful scouting intel available, I certainly wouldn’t crusade against it. In fact, it’s a small but significant part of my overall data collection each year, and it usually provides those initial dataRead more
Lessons From the Deer Stand Blog
During the winter of 2022, I spent hours scheming and dreaming about my landscaping. Numerous flower beds and small garden areas were left untended in 2022, as I had just purchased the property and was working on interior projects. Consequently, the landscaping suffered, and I knew it needed my focus in 2023. I can’t helpRead more
I will never forget March of 2023. Why am I thinking about winter in the middle of summer, you ask? Because as long as I live, I will never be able to erase the image of a starving herd of deer, down to skin and bones, browsing in a clear-cut that I had just finished. Read more
Since I’ve never been one to beat around the bush, allow me to introduce myself – I’m Ryan Rothstein, and I’m a deer hunter. I was born and raised in Central Minnesota, and I’ve been obsessed with deer since I could walk and talk. I can still remember impatiently waiting around my grandparents’ house allRead more