Deer Hunting

The best deer hunting tips and strategies for whitetails and mule deer.

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A buck in velvet eats mushrooms in the woods
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Mushrooms Are a Deer’s Secret Favorite Food. Here’s How to Easily Grow a Mushroom Food Plot

By Natalie Krebs

A hunter with a mule deer buck tagged in Montana.
Mule Deer Hunting

It Was Supposed to Be the Toughest Deer Season in Years. We Hunted Anyway

By Andrew McKean

Beka Garris and her daughter shoot a recurve bow.
Deer Hunting

How My Decision to Embrace Traditional Bowhunting Has Shaped Three Generations of Family

By Beka Garris

the hunting public
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Video: How the Hunting Public Mastered Deer Drives

By Roy Holdford

A photo illustration of a deer with the NYC skyline in the back
Deer Hunting

Things My Fellow New Yorkers Say When They Find Out I’m a Hunter

By Cliff Cadet

A sketch of two mule deer running
Mule Deer Hunting

My Stepson and I Tagged Out at the Same Time. My Buck Was One of the Biggest Ever Taken in Colorado

By Bill Crouch

milo hansen with his big buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Milo Hanson, the Saskatchewan Farmer Who Tagged the Biggest Buck of All Time, Dies at 81

By Andrew McKean

Photos of a big Manitoba buck
Trophy Deer

‘This Season It Was My Turn,’ Says Canadian Hunter Who Tagged a 200-Class Buck from Behind a Hay Bale

By Bob McNally

Barnes Harvest .223 ammo for deer
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why the .223 Remington Is the Most Underrated Deer Cartridge

By Tyler Freel

Whitetail Adrenaline showcases spot-and-stalk tactics for whitetails on public land.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘Whitetail Adrenaline’ Changed Everything We Knew About Hunting Mature Bucks from the Ground

By Alex Robinson

A Pennsylvania hunter with a big 10-point buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Hunter Tags a Giant Buck with His Flintlock. It Should Become a New State Record

By Bob McNally

6.8 western cartridge
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Sharpshooter Is Fined $10,000 After Deer Culling Violations

By David Zeug

An illustrated collage of scenes from deer hunting.
Mule Deer Hunting

I Watched the Glory Days of Mule Deer Hunting Rise, Then Slip Away. I’m Still Hopeful for What Comes Next

By Jim Zumbo

An old illustration of a hunter shooting a shark and a buck in the sea.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Just Wanted to Shoot a Nice Buck. I Ended Up Fighting a Shark

By Phil H. Moore

trophy coues deer at night
Deer Hunting

I Hunted Coues Deer in Mexico’s Cartel Country

By John B. Snow

An illustration of a man smoking a pipe in a deer camp
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Let the Biggest Buck of My Life Walk So a Kid Could Tag It

By Perry Johnson

An Iowa hunter with a 14-point buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Disabled Army Vet Caps off a Special Muzzleloader Season with Two Big Bucks in Three Days

By Bob McNally

A hunter with a giant South Dakota buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Instead of Sleeping In, Brothers Stalk and Tag a 21-Point Giant on Public Land

By Bob McNally

Pennsylvania deer
Whitetail Deer Hunting

PA Hunters Take 3 Deer from the Same Stand on Opening Day (and One Was a Giant Buck)

By Bob McNally

A buck watches a hunter.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I’ve Been Hunting Deer for 40 Years. These Are the Biggest Mistakes I’ve Seen Them Make

By Ben East