For some, the proper helmet to wear when riding their ATVs/UTVs would be a black one. For others, it might be a helmet with a camo pattern to match their clothes and their ride. Still others would only consider buying a helmet if it is pink. They would all be wrong. The proper helmet to wear when riding an ATV/UTV (or bicycle or motorcycle for that matter) is the helmet that fits properly — without exception — no matter the color or style.
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Chances are one of the reasons you own your ATV/UTV is to use it when you hunt and fish. If, like me, you are whitetail deer hunter, your ATV serves to not only get you to your hunting area/stand, it also serves as a carrier for your deer once you get it on the ground. Here are some things to take into consideration when you are hauling a heavy load, such as a deer.
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As a pilot, I ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS, file a flight plan with the FAA
before I get in an airplane as pilot-in-command.Even if it weren’t part of the rules of flying, it’s just smart and it’s safe. I do the same thing when I’m out on my ATV.
It’s cold. It’s winter. Complain about Mother Nature, but don’t let chilly temperatures stop you from enjoying time outdoors on your ATV. Cold weather can be brutal when you’re outside having fun, especially when riding. So here are a few items to make your cold weather ATV outings more enjoyable.
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It’s cold. It’s winter. Complain about Mother Nature, but don’t let chilly
temperatures stop you from enjoying time outdoors on your ATV. Cold weather can
be brutal when you’re outside having fun, especially when riding. So here are a
few items to make your cold weather ATV outings more enjoyable.
Just the act of performing a soil test was enough to make me feel like a food plot professional; that is, until I got back the results. I needed to amend the soil by adding from 4,000 to 8,000 pounds of lime per acre!
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Setting up a mineral lick in the spring serves many purposes. The first one is that it supplements the natural forage with needed minerals. A side benefit to providing supplements to aid antler growth is that the male deer in the vicinity grow accustomed to using your hunting area, without pressure. In fact, it may be the first stop on a buck’s agenda when they leave their bedding area!
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Without a soil sample, you don’t know what’s in your dirt. And if you don’t know, and don’t improve the soil, you’re wasting your time trying to grow food plots. I sent in some samples to the Penn State ag lab for analysis. Eager as little children leafing
through a catalog of Christmas toys, my friend and I pored over the seed mix selections from Heartland Wildlife Institute, and made plans for our food plots.
An off-season, small game hunting trip revealed that my deer hunting area was not what it seemed to me … if I did a little more scouting, I would have discovered an oasis of deer habitat … just beyond the treeline.
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