© By Othmar Vohringer When the rut is over and the guns have fallen silent most hunters hang up their guns and bows until next year. The common opinion is that the post rut doesn’t yield any big bucks because they have been killed during the...

© By Shawn Moretti My passion for bowhunting started about six years ago. In order to increase my chances of success, I started to seek the advice of the pros. I read anything I could get my hands on. I was mostly interested in learning more about...

© By Othmar Vohringer Many hunters view the rut as the magical time to kill a big buck. But is it? Not if I go by my 30 plus year experience and the many requests for rut hunting advice I get on Ask Othmar. If I say rut I am talking about the actual...

© By Othmar Vohringer Q. I have permission to hunt on about 40-acre property in a suburb. It is a small block consisting mainly of hardwoods and a small open grassy area. It’s got houses on two sides and a highway on the other end. I’ve never...

© By Othmar Vohringer This past Sunday my wife and I went for a drive up north to the small logging town of Barrier. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed every minute of it. It might be the last sunshine we get before the long winter...