Author: Jason Ashe
Jason Ashe
Jason Ashe is an avid whitetail deer enthusiast and avid hunter from the finger lakes region of New York. A full time social media specialist in the outdoor industry and habitat specialist with Non typical Life Outdoors, Jason has been featured in such publications as Quality Whitetails numerous times and been paired with hunting greats in Outdoor Life for his knowledge and passion for hunting mature deer. Turkeys, Coyotes also top the list of game that Jason pursues in any down time he has from whitetails. He considers himself lucky to have whitetails and hunting be a part of everyday life. His wife Laura also shares in his passions along with their 2 children.
For decades whitetail hunters have been trying to lure and trick bucks by fooling them with scents and lures. If you are to visit your local sporting goods store over 85% of the hunting products have something to do with tricking a deer’s sense of smell, including scent elimination products, cover scents, and scent applicators. A whitetails sense of smell is the most important factor when it comes to hunting. Like most great products, trial and error and many years of experimenting has led to top-of-the-line items now available to hunters. Three Key Steps to Making a Mock Scrape You’ll…
Forage is a crop grown for an animal to eat. In the hunting game, that is typically a deer food plot seed grown to feed and attract. Twenty years ago, purchasing food plot seed was simple. There was clover, and there was, well…clover. Not so today. Now, there are literally hundreds of food plot forages to choose. You can make developing a food plot as easy or as difficult as you want. (We choose easy.) So, two central questions to ask yourself when selecting food plot forage are, “What do I want my food plots to contribute to the overall…
Article by Jason Ashe Shed hunting has exploded in popularity among Whitetail hunters across the country in recent years. The annual ritual is not only good for some outdoor exercise and scouting, but it is also a good opportunity to see which bucks have made it through to the next season, then come home with some pieces to the puzzle. Whitetail deer typically lose their antlers between late December and late March, depending on many variables. We normally take to the woods in mid-March when the snow has dispersed. Scouting the areas, you are going to shed either via trail…