Author: Ryan Fair
Ryan Fair
Ryan is an avid outdoorsman and photographer. He has been published in several different outdoor publications. He is most passionate about chasing whitetails, turkeys, and waterfowl. If he's not hunting you can find him on his boat somewhere with a rod in his hand. His main focus on writing is hunting and fishing tactics. He also enjoys writing gear reviews on products he believes in. In 2013 he co founded whitetail junkys with a good friend. He resides in northwest Ohio with his wife and two daughters. Who he is raising to hunt and fish as well. You can find him at www.droptinehollowoutdoors.com, or on facebook, instagram, linkedin, and tik tok.
Technology and hunting: who would have ever thought those two things would be used in the same article? One thing every hunter has on them most of the time these days is a cell phone. They are great for keeping us entertained in the stand when we get bored, or handy to call that buddy for help in recovery of an animal. But did you know that cell phones can be a valuable scouting tool, a great tracking tool, or even an animal movement predictor? I use my phone for looking at satellite maps, discovering property owners, and even the…
Every year I think about what I can do hold more deer on my property. I have tried mock scrapes, mineral sites, deer attractants, and more. Do they work? The short answer is yes. Mineral sites will hold deer in the spring while mock scrapes will funnel deer your way in the fall, mostly after dark. But neither one of these is ideal for when I can hunt. So, when I ran across some data about food plots, I was overwhelmed at how much information is out there on this topic, and the many different ways to plant one. So,…
Here are some Key Reasons Spring is a magical time in the outdoors, with many fun things to do. If you are anything like me, you’ll be spending a lot of time in the woods chasing those long beards, looking for morels, or in a boat fishing for crappie or spawning bass. But now is not the time to forget about Whitetail deer. Now is the time to get your mineral sites out. Here are a few reasons why I think every Whitetail enthusiast should have at least one mineral site in the woods starting in April. In Spring, mineral…