Mark Kayser

1 month ago | northamericanwhitetail.com | Mark Kayser

The first time I bowhunted from an elevated position I did not use a stand. An ancient cottonwood in the middle of a grassy drainage area in standing corn served as my elevation. Scrambling up the branches and into the nook of several limbs, I sat with my old Bear Whitetail compound bow for several nights until a 1 ½-year-old buck rutted past. I tagged my first ever deer from that old cottonwood. My elevated stand hunts have changed from that adventure more than four decades prior.

1 month ago | americanhunter.org | Mark Kayser

Like me, do you scratch your head from time to time in the spring and ask yourself, “Why did that gobbler just do that?” Like the proverbial probe “Why did the chicken cross the road?” every crazy turkey move incites your inquisitiveness. We will likely never know why turkeys sometimes pull a Russian “Crazy Ivan” move, but I have my theories along with strategies you can employ when pondering gobblers that ditch Mother Nature’s textbook and go rogue. 1.

2 months ago | grandviewoutdoors.com | Mark Kayser

Appeared in print as "A November-Like Property Peek" The only problem with early spring is it looks like late fall, except you don’t get to bowhunt whitetails. The landscape looks glum with its leafless environment, brown and gray façade, and the occasional snow drift tucked away on a north slope still waiting for a strong ray of spring sunshine to conquer its winter dominance. With all this playing out on your whitetail hunting property, overcoming a bad case of cabin fever becomes almost...

2 months ago | americanhunter.org | Mark Kayser

Imitation may be flattering, but for coyote hunting you need to blend it with imagination and a sincere dose of intelligence, especially for late-winter coyotes. By imitating a combination of coyote vocalizations, you send a message of confidence, confrontation and even a snapshot of Cupid’s magic. I began introducing vocalizations into my coyote setups at least three decades ago. The good thing about coyote vocalizations is that they do not have an expiration date.

Mar 26, 2025 | grandviewoutdoors.com | Mark Kayser

Appeared in print as "The Coyote Waiting Game" Are American attention spans decreasing, leading to speedier shifts from one focus to another? I’d say yes, and depending on the research, studies do indicate that since the explosion in screen-time motivation, attention span has diminished. One study I reviewed indicated that in 2004 employees spent an average of 2.5 minutes on a document before looking at email or another screen. Fast forward to today and that figure now sits at less than one...