for putting up winter’s venison supply. But October is glorious, all bright and crisp, summer fat and ripe for harvest. If hunting is about more than just survival, and it surely is, then October is the golden month, the perfect time for wandering prairies and mountains in search of game.
This is our time to reconnect with the real world, to drink deeply the balm of the wild, to refresh our sagging spirits and satisfy our appetite for venison and adventure.
But how to spend those precious 31 days? You could pursue whitetails across the West, seeking them out in their riverside beds or in the productive buffers between ag land and mountains. Early in October, bucks remain faithful to their summer haunts, tiptoeing over familiar routes, having grown confident over the…
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Outdoor Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2015