The Sportsman/ continued and time consuming, but it is more than offset by being able to work in the industry that is essentially my favorite past time. It has its perks. It’s tough to put a value on being able to help bring the same enjoyment of the outdoors to our customers. It is a good thing,” explained Wulf. Being an avid hunter like Wulf with access to so many products and gadgets, one has to wonder what his favorites are. “I don’t have a favorite item, but for a big game hunter, I think that a good pair of binoculars is more valuable than the finest rifle and scope. In most situations, you will spend much more time waiting, watching and glassing then you will actually shooting. And my all around favorite fishing bait (for black bass) is the 5” Senko by Gary Yamamoto”.
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“The most difficult/important thing for hunters (deer) is that we need to continue to let the younger deer walk.”
Pictures: 1. Deuce and buddies with turkey 2. Sika Deer 3. Fishing in Boca Grande 4. Deer 5. Wyoming Turkey hunt 6. Antelope 7. Oryx
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The best gadgets and products would be useless without concern for the land in East Texas. “We are very fortunate to have such great fisheries and such great deer hunting. The most difficult/ important thing for hunters (deer) is that we need to continue to let the younger deer walk,” states Wulf. He continues, “When I was growing up in the late 80’s, it was a big deal to see a deer around here. We would go to school and talk about it. I believe there are still many hunters out there that still haven’t adjusted to the fact that there are a lot of deer out there now, and still feel compelled to shoot the first legal (hopefully) buck that they see. Most of East Texas is broken up into relatively small parcels of land and the fear often exists that, ‘if I don’t shoot that deer, then I’m sure my neighbor will.’ There are a lot of great deer here, and our thick forest habitat certainly plays its role in keeping them well hidden. While I risk sounding like a salesman, I would encourage hunters to get a game camera and place it in view of a corn pile and monitor what bucks are in the area. If you keep the corn out, then you’ll eventually get an image of most of the deer in that area...then you’ll have a better idea and a reasonable expectation about what you could harvest that year.” Deuce Wulf and Wulf Outdoor Sports is proud to be a native East Texan. Their experiences go hand in hand. eastmensmagazine.com | 7