A decades-old study about hunting revealed five common stages ranging from new and learning to the final one in which hunters become mentors helping others.

Nowhere in the five stages does it say anything about land management. The stages are Shooting, Limiting Out, Trophy, Method and Sportsman. It could be argued that diving into land management and helping wildlife fits into the final stage, but that’s not where Ryan Beran is in his journey with whitetail deer, management and hunting.

Beran is a 37-year-old diehard hunter who loves land and whitetail…READ MORE.

by Alan Clemons