We join Wade on a bow hunt in Central Texas at the Wendlandt Ranch in early October. Wade is using the new Garmin Xero A1i Pro Bow Sight as he deals with finding the right moment to draw on a dominant eight point. Later we'll dive into how Wade setup his Garmin Xero for the... Continue Reading →
We’ll be joining Wade for our last episode here in Kentucky at Salt River Outfitters. In this episode we’ll be discuss how technology has changed bow hunting as Wade is debuting the Brand New Garmin Xero A1i Pro Bow Sight on his Blackout NV-32 Compound Bow. Do you think modern day technology that’s been applied... Continue Reading →
In this episode we’re in Kentucky for what’s become an annual bow hunting trip that we do with Yamaha and the team from Salt River Outfitters. Bow hunting is in some people’s blood before they are even strong enough to pull a bow back, others start their bow hunting journey later in life. This... Continue Reading →
It is time for the Yamaha Whitetail Diaries’ annual trip to Kentucky to go bowhunting for velvet whitetail. The crew once again sets up camp with Salt River Outfitters a few days before the weekend opener. As everyone gets settled in, we went around and asked them when they first got started in bow hunting... Continue Reading →
Having kids in camp is so much fun! We like to do most of our youth hunts in and around the holidays to give it a Christmasy feel. Kids generally are the greatest listeners and learners in hunting camp, and they want to learn how to use the firearms, the crossbow, or their compound... Continue Reading →
It’s mid-December here in Texas, which means two things, Steve Nessl of Yamaha Outdoors is in camp, and the rut is in full swing! Steve is rifle hunting with a Thompson/Center Venture II Weathershield equipped with a Trijicon Credo HX Riflescope in an area we call “The Big Bluff”. What makes “The Big Bluff”... Continue Reading →
In this episode of the Yamaha Whitetail Diaries, Outdoor Writer Will Brantley is joining us for a bow hunt here at camp. Will is settling into a Blackout pop-up blind in a brushy cactus and mesquite-filled bottom that both deer and cattle feed. There’s no telling what or where the whitetail will come from,... Continue Reading →
One of the many things that goes on at the Yamaha Whitetail Diaries Deer Camp (that most people don’t see) is the amount of rigorous field testing that goes on to test out the latest products in the hunting industry. Brian Flaherty of TenPoint Crossbows is at the Yamaha Whitetail Diaries Deer Camp to... Continue Reading →
Throughout the years, Wade has had some incredible encounters hunting whitetail across the country. For this episode, we’ll take you into the hills and prairies of Montana and Wyoming, then into the Texas brush country where each time Wade has had a memorable entry into the Yamaha Whitetail Diaries. Our first stop is in the... Continue Reading →
Scott Newby from Yamaha joins us in deer camp following the annual Yamaha Writer’s Event. In this episode we’ll learn more about Yamaha’s newest Side-by-Sides and then later, Scott is off to the Guajillo for an evening rifle hunt. Scott has really evolved and come a long way as a hunter. Scott is very... Continue Reading →
The 2021 Yamaha Writer’s Event brought some of Yamaha’s top racers from the Yamaha Racing Team to the Yamaha Whitetail Diaries deer camp to put down their racing gear and pick up their archery equipment. The hunting conditions for the Yamaha Writer’s Event will be challenging for our hunters. They are going up against... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Yamaha’s Whitetail Diaries we’re going out with Wade Middleton as he heads back to an area he’s had both good and bad memories at. Near this exact location was the scene of one of the most bizarre endings to a hunt he’s ever had that you’ll be able to see... Continue Reading →
Wade is on an early season rifle with his Thompson/Center Compass II chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and equipped with a Trijicon Huron Rifle Scope. This area is brand new to Wade as only two days earlier he and the rest of the Whitetail Diaries crew setup some Muddy Tripods. With unfavorable conditions, and adjustments made... Continue Reading →
The crossbow hunting world has been ROCKED with the release of Garmin’s Xero X1i Crossbow Scope. Paired with the TenPoint VAPOR RS470 Crossbow, Wade heads out into the Texas Hill Country to field test this incredibly powerful and accurate combination. From a pop up blind to a treestand, Wade puts this new technology to... Continue Reading →
In this episode, we discuss the wide array of benefits that Yamaha's Side By Sides can provide to the everyday hunter. From being able to tackle terrain that other vehicles can't to sneaking in and out of hunting areas quietly while hauling all your gear, friends, and hopefully a big buck in the back! ... Continue Reading →
In this episode, Wade hunts a pond in the Texas Hill Country with his Thompson/Center Compass. Then we flash forward towards the end of the season where Wade picks up his rattling antlers and goes rattling for whitetail with Tony Miele of the Performance Center during the rut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWkwlBlzbKQ&t=840s Thompson/Center Compass: https://bit.ly/3aZ1WD6 Trijicon AccuPoint... Continue Reading →
The Whitetail Diaries team continues their annual Yamaha media camp in Texas as we join Writer David Draper and TenPoint Crossbows' Brian Flaherty -- both who have traveled to Texas to hunt whitetail with TenPoint Crossbows during the pre-rut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHs6gdKRGGE See more related videos below! TenPoint Crossbows Viper S400: https://bit.ly/2EvLWMV 12:49 TenPoint Crossbows RS470: https://bit.ly/32vVpMt... Continue Reading →
In this episode, we join Casey Cordeiro on his first whitetail deer hunt with the Thompson/Center Compass II in Texas and then we join TJ Dillashaw with TenPoint's Nitro XRT as they travel to the Whitetail Diaries' deer camp for our annual event where media members and others gather to share their passion for hunting.... Continue Reading →
Many deer hunters are so consumed with deer hunting that they work at it all year long. Our Whitetail Diaries' team is no different as we chronicle the building of a new hunting stand from the summer into the fall and winter and how rewarding that whole process can be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wjv9AHCIQA&t=235s See more related... Continue Reading →
Wade is bowhunting in Central Texas and has a weird ending to his hunt. But sometimes, that's bowhunting! The team also sits down and discusses the topic of mechanical vs fixed broadheads. What do you prefer? Let us know in the comments below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikKzM3pQ2QI See more related videos below! Yamaha Wolverine X2: https://bit.ly/3e0GQnK BlackOut Broadheads:... Continue Reading →
