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Learn to Hunt and Fish: Beginners Guide and Starter Gear Kits

How to Start Hunting: Beginner Guide and Starter Gear Kit

Dustin

Nov 19, 202015 min

How to Start Hunting: Beginner Guide and Starter Gear Kit

Every new hunter comes to the vital tradition of hunting for different reasons, but how do you start hunting as an adult?

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How to Start Fishing: Beginner Guide and Starter Gear Kit

Dustin

Oct 18, 202014 min

How to Start Fishing: Beginner Guide and Starter Gear Kit

Without any previous experience, I wanted to find out how to start fishing.

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Vital Tradition Podcast

Fishing

How to Become a Professional Tournament Bass Fisherman

How to Make Jerky at Home: Vital Jerky Recipe

Hunting

My Whitetail Deer Hunt During the 2020 Ohio Gun Season

How Long Do You Wait After Shooting a Deer?

Vital Tradition Founders and Contributors

Sam

Army Veteran and IT Specialist

Dustin

Clinical Anesthetist and Author/Illustrator

Alex

Environmental Scientist and CFO

Outdoor Stories and Adventures

Dustin

Dec 19, 2020

How to Make a European Deer Mount

European mounts are a classic way to remember your hunt in a three-dimensional space, but how do you make a European Deer Mount?

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murphyad9

Dec 12, 2020

My Whitetail Deer Hunt During the 2020 Ohio Gun Season

As I’m readying the gun to shoot I heard my brother whisper intensely “big f$@#ing buck”. I couldn’t help but look up to see.

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Dustin

Dec 9, 2020

How Long Do You Wait After Shooting a Deer?

How long do you wait after shooting a deer before tracking the animal?

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Dustin

Nov 19, 2020

How to Start Hunting: Beginner Guide and Starter Gear Kit

Every new hunter comes to the vital tradition of hunting for different reasons, but how do you start hunting as an adult?

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Dustin

Nov 18, 2020

How to Silence a Tree Stand

3 Simple Ways to Silence a Tree Stand: Buckle strap covers. Silencing cloth tape around exposed metal. Paracord wrap to tree stand base.

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The Whitetail Deer Rut: My First Experience

Dustin

Nov 12, 2020

The Whitetail Deer Rut: My First Experience

Most hunters would agree the rut is the absolute best time of the year for a chance at killing a mature buck.

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Whitetail Deer Archery Hunt 2020: First Harvest on Public Land

Dustin

Nov 11, 2020

Whitetail Deer Archery Hunt 2020: First Harvest on Public Land

The year 2020 will be forever remembered for many things, but for me, it marked my first successful archery deer harvest.

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Is 10 Feet High Enough for a Tree Stand?

Dustin

Oct 22, 2020

Is 10 Feet High Enough for a Tree Stand?

Since I am wrapping up my first season using a tree stand, I was left wondering, is 10 feet high enough for a tree stand?

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Hard Lessons of my First Deer Season - Part 1

Sam

Sep 17, 2020

Hard Lessons of my First Deer Season - Part 1

I’m sharing these lessons hoping they aid you in your next hunt.

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Dustin

Sep 14, 2020

How to Build a Ground Blind Platform

Before I could think of all the crisp fall mornings, I needed to learn how to build a ground blind platform.

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Learn to Shoot – My First Time at the Rifle Range

Dustin

Sep 12, 2020

Learn to Shoot – My First Time at the Rifle Range

And despite ending the that season with a yearning for more adventure, my start on the range was anything but “gung ho”.

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Dustin

Aug 29, 2020

How to Deer Hunt - My First Gun Season

My heart started to race. The doe was walking right towards me and I was completely exposed sitting no cover at my front.

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Learning How to Recurve Bow Hunt Deer– 2019 Archery Season Guys Trip Day 3

Dustin

Aug 29, 2020

Learning How to Recurve Bow Hunt Deer– 2019 Archery Season Guys Trip Day 3

I turned my head back to look up ahead of my path and out walked a giant bodied whitetail buck. It had an enormously thick neck and chest.

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Learning How to Recurve Bow Hunt Deer – 2019 Archery Season Guys Trip Day 2

Dustin

Aug 29, 2020

Learning How to Recurve Bow Hunt Deer – 2019 Archery Season Guys Trip Day 2

I was still breathing heavily, heart-pounding, and overcome with emotion. I had just shot my first deer.

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Learning How to Recurve Bow Hunt Deer – 2019 Archery Season Guys Trip Day 1

Dustin

Aug 29, 2020

Learning How to Recurve Bow Hunt Deer – 2019 Archery Season Guys Trip Day 1

The first night of any group trip is most certainly filled with anything but sleep. Laughter, handshakes, stories, and drinks fill the air.

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First Hunting Season - Thoughts and Recommendations

Dustin

Aug 12, 2020

First Hunting Season - Thoughts and Recommendations

If money is no object, then there are many items that will shorten your learning curve and make you far more comfortable in the woods.

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My First Deer Hunt - The Mental and Physical

Dustin

Aug 11, 2020

My First Deer Hunt - The Mental and Physical

I was about to hit the deer woods for the very first time. But less than a year before, I was the opposite of willing.

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