Larry Weishuhn, Author at North American Outdoorsman

Outsmarted – for Many Seasons – by “That Darned Old Buck!”

Have you ever been locked into trying to take a particular buck, especially an o-l-d, wily Whitetail that has survived at least six or more hunting seasons? I have! There is nothing easy about it! I started hunting Whitetails when I was four, sitting in a tree with my dad. By the time I was…

ByLarry WeishuhnAugust 4, 2022

Fishing

Singing The Blues – In Big Blue Catfish, That Is!

Photos by Larry Weishuhn Outdoors “Larry, have you ever caught a really big catfish, something bigger than, say, 30 pounds?” Luke Clayton, with whom I do a weekly radio show, a weekly podcast on Sporting Classics Daily, and a weekly television show, (A Sportsman’s Life” on CarbonTV.com) was asking. Before I could respond, he continued. “I’ve got…

ByLarry WeishuhnJune 14, 2022

Gear

Buying a New Hunting Rifle

“That’s it!” exclaimed the hunter, throwing his Stormy Kromer to the ground. Shaking his head in disgust, he added, “I missed another buck. Less than a hundred yards. I’m headed to the gun shop as soon as I get home. It’s time for a new rifle.” I secretly wondered if he had properly sighted in…

ByLarry WeishuhnApril 1, 2022

Whitetail

Last-Minute Whitetails: Sometimes Worth the Wait

“Why did you not shoot that buck? He walked to within less than 20 feet of where you were hidden under that pile of corn stalks,” exclaimed the smiling neighboring farmer when I walked back to my pickup, which was parked at his gate. I simply shook my head. For most of the Iowa late…

ByLarry WeishuhnJanuary 5, 2022

Featured

Returning To Alberta

Larry and guide, Manuela, setup on the edge of an Alberta field looking for big whitetail bucks. In an ideal world I never would have quit hunting Canada for whitetails, especially with my long-time friend Ron Nemetchek and his North River Outfitting. Simply to quit hunting Alberta had been a matter of economics, not the cost…

ByLarry WeishuhnDecember 28, 2021