Bob Robb

Nov 6, 2024 | grandviewoutdoors.com | Bob Robb

Dr. Michael Chamberlain, Terrell Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management, Warner School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, has been conducting research on the habits and lifestyles of whitetail deer and wild turkeys for decades. His website, https://wildturkeylab.com/, is loaded with fascinating information on the wild turkey. For Dr. Chamberlin, a funny thing happened during his early research days.

Oct 17, 2024 | grandviewoutdoors.com | Bob Robb

Appeared in print as "The Corner-Crossing Debate" To briefly summarize the corner-crossing issue, in the fall of 2021, four nonresident hunters from Missouri wanted to access public land in Wyoming that heretofore had been off-limits to the general public due to the fact that two tracts of private land met at a corner, theoretically blocking the public from crossing the private land holdings without permission. To do so without trespassing, they built an A-frame ladder (above right) across...

Oct 11, 2024 | grandviewoutdoors.com | Bob Robb

Appeared in print as "3 Keys to Decoying Deer" It was a frosty November morning in southwestern Kansas, and I had climbed into my river-bottom stand 2 hours before daybreak. The reason for the extra-early arrival was I’d decided to try something relatively new, at least for me – using a deer decoy. Now, this was back in the days when the Dewey Decimal System (look it up) was used as my primary library research tool, not Google or DuckDuckGo. It was well before the food plot craze, trail...

Oct 8, 2024 | grandviewoutdoors.com | Bob Robb

One of the most useful all-around hunting tools I’ve found over the last 2 decades is a UTV (utility task vehicle), also called a side-by-side. Of course, before UTVs and four-wheelers (ATVs/all terrain vehicles), there were three-wheelers. I bought one in the 1990s that almost killed me when the front wheel caught in a dirt road rut, rolled, and threw me down a California mountainside.

Aug 29, 2024 | deeranddeerhunting.com | Bob Robb

The friction and high draw weights of modern hunting crossbows place a lot of stress on the bow’s string and cables. This requires you to pay close attention to wear and tear, as well as follow a simple, yet important, system of string maintenance to ensure both safety and consistent accuracy. First and foremost, before every shooting session or trip to the woods, take a moment to check that the strings and cables are free of debris, and remove anything that shouldn’t be there.