Category Archives: Bill Vaznis

Game Care After the Shot, Part 2 by Bill Vaznis

Posted on January 12, 2010 by HavalonKnives

  MEAT FIT FOR A KING Larry Mandell has been a professional meat cutter for 24 years. He has also butchered thousands of whitetails for area hunters and for local venison donation programs. He knows why his own venison always … Continue reading →

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Game Care After The Shot, Part 1 by Bill Vaznis

Posted on January 7, 2010 by HavalonKnives

Think Ahead Before You Drop the Hammer Or Let An Arrow Fly!   I positioned my bow on the moose’s rack, and then walked around and around the huge bull awestruck by his immense size. How in the dickens were … Continue reading →

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Bear School: How to Hunt a Trophy Bear (Part 4) by Bill Vaznis

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Havalon

Bait Site Test Score Well, here is what I think is going on. The first tree stand sounds like the ideal black bear set-up, but it is not unless you have never seen a bear before or all you want … Continue reading →

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Bear School: How to Hunt a Trophy Bear (Part 3) by Bill Vaznis

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Havalon

Part Three: Black Bear Behavior Behavior of other bears at the site can be another indication a dominant bruin is working a particular bait. For example, a yearling bruin may eat nervously or very early in the evening, and then … Continue reading →

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Bear School: How to Hunt a Trophy Bear (Part 2) by Bill Vaznis

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Havalon

Part Two: Identifying Big Bear Sign First keep in mind that nearly all book bears are males, and these big boars don’t advertise their presence in a manner that smaller boars, yearlings and sows with cubs so often do.  So, … Continue reading →

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