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

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 20 Biggest Myths in Deer Hunting

By Michael Hanback

A photo collage of a drone operating deer tracker amid an EHD outbreak.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘Death Is in the Air.’ This Drone Pilot and Deer Tracker Is Uncovering Mass Whitetail Die Offs

By Alex Robinson

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: This Thermal Drone Project Is Revealing the Surprising Behavior of Mature Bucks

By Alex Robinson

A photo illustration of four vintage photos scattered on a table.
Mule Deer Hunting

Most of My Buddies Weren’t Tough Enough to Hunt Velvet Bucks at 13,000 Feet

By Charles Elliott

A man carries a deer on his back
Deer Hunting

I Hiked Too Far While Hunting Early-Season Deer and Lost My Mind from Heat Stroke

By George H. Gibson

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Deer Hunting

9 Expert Butchering Tips to Make Processing Wild Game Easier

By Alex Robinson, Natalie Krebs

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

5 Hard Truths About Scouting Public Land (and How to Overcome Them)

By Alex Robinson

A deer feeder sits on the edge of a clearing.
Deer Hunting

Mississippi Told Hunters They Could Bait on Public Land This Fall. The Only Problem? It Was a Complete Hoax

By Dac Collins

A man gets thrown from his horse with a covered wagon
Deer Hunting

My .30-30 Winchester Is Better Than Your Fancy Rifle

By Francis H. Ames

A vintage illustration of hunters in red check.
Mule Deer Hunting

There Were 38 Other Public-Land Hunters Camped by Me. I Tagged a Buck Anyway

By Chester Chatfield

Alex Robinson packs out sheep with one of the best hunting backpacks.
Mule Deer Hunting

The Best Hunting Backpacks, Chosen by the Editors

By The Editors

Hunter Jim Carmichel in a black hat and red shirt sitting behind a deer.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Myth of the Iron Deer: Our Legendary Shooting Editor Explains Why Simply Choosing a Bigger Cartridge Is a Bad Idea

By Jim Carmichel

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Mule Deer Hunting

I Built the Ultimate Deer Rifle

By John B. Snow

A hunter guts a deer in the woods.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Expert Field Dressing Tips That Will Make Gutting a Deer Much Easier

By Alex Robinson

Where to Hunt for Deer OTC
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer: The 5 Best Whitetail States for DIY Hunters

By Alex Robinson, Derek Horner

An illustration of Jim Jordan shooting a running giant buck with a lever action.
Trophy Deer

Solving the 65-Year Mystery of the Jordan Buck, the Biggest Whitetail Ever Killed in America

By Ron Schara

Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2022
Deer Hunting

Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2025

By Alice Jones Webb, Phil Bishop

A large white-tailed deer in the woods
Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Officially Repeals Its Centuries-Old Ban on Sunday Hunting

By Dac Collins

An illustration of a buck running up a hill
Trophy Deer

I Killed the Buck That No Other Pennsylvania Deer Hunter Could

By Raymond E. Miller, as told to Jim Hayes

An illustration of a buck running with a bowhunter in the background
Trophy Deer

I Shot the Biggest Pennsylvania Archery Buck on Record

By Andy Getsy with Jim Hayes

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

29 Reasons Why Your Food Plots Suck

By Josh Honeycutt

A collection of images of the Richard Waters buck, which was presented as a fair-chase buck.
Trophy Deer

‘I’m Stupid, Yes,’ Says Wisconsin Man Who Tried to Claim a 49-Point High-Fence Deer Was a State Record

By Natalie Krebs

A surprised looking hunter with a giant Missouri deer.
Trophy Deer

After My Dad Died, I Hunted Our Farm One Last Time — and Killed the Best Buck of My Life

By Andrew McKean

hunter leads horse, carrying dead mule deer, down a steep sidehill
Mule Deer Hunting

Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Buck

By Jim Carmichel

A buck stands in the trees
Deer Hunting

Alabama Is Auctioning Off 5-Year Hunting Leases on Some of Its Public Land

By Dac Collins

A deer eats an apple
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Tennessee Legalizes Baiting During Deer Season — for an Extra $50 Fee

By Alice Jones Webb

A trail cam picture of a buck in a field.
Deer Hunting

A Hunting Personality Is Suing a Game Warden, Claiming Bogus Bait Charges Ruined His Reputation

By Dac Collins

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 5 Most Controversial Trophy Bucks in Recent History

By Alex Robinson

Cody Kabus returned a trophy-class buck to the rightful Wisconsin hunter
Whitetail Deer Hunting

A Wisconsin Bowhunter Killed the Biggest Buck He’d Ever Seen. Then He Gave It to Another Hunter

By Alice Jones Webb

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms

By Alex Robinson

A hunter packs out a buck; a busted ankle injured during the hunt.
Mule Deer Hunting

I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

By Kubie Brown

An illustration of a giant nontypical Ohio buck
Trophy Deer

I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt

By Chester Veach, with Bill Thomas

A velvet-racked buck makes the most of the growing season.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers?

By Andrew McKean

The Brunk buck
Trophy Deer

How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri

By Jeffrey A. Brunk

A shoulder mount on display at an outdoor show in Wisconsin.
Trophy Deer

This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised

By Dac Collins

Two whitetail shoulder mounts hang on a white wall.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record

By Natalie Krebs

Tevis McCauley arrested
Trophy Deer

Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’

By Natalie Krebs

an illustration of a bear dragging a dead cow by hunters.
Mule Deer Hunting

The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

By Victor Mack

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers

By Josh Honeycutt

Horace Hinkley stands beside his heavy maine buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Controversy of the Hinkley Buck, the Heaviest Deer Ever Killed in Maine

By Horace R. Hinkley

A woman in a blue and black illustration rides a horse, the outdoor life girl
Deer Hunting

The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

By Ben East

A whitetail deer's head peeking over tall grass in a field.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease

By Alex Robinson

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles

By Brad Fitzpatrick, Tyler Freel

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Deer Hunting

Shed Hunting: Ultimate Guide to Finding Antlers

By Tom Carpenter, Michael Hanback, Derek Horner

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Deer Hunting

How Long Do Deer Live?

By Katie Hill

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Beginner’s Guide to Timber Stand Improvement: How to Manage Your Woods for Deer and Other Wildlife

By Josh Honeycutt

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Deer Hunting

Where to Shoot a Deer

By Alex Robinson, Brian McCombie

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Deer Hunting

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles

By John B. Snow

A split screen of a deer standing in the woods on one side and a man with a rifle raised standing next to a woman on the other
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Watch: Hunter Pops the Question, Then Drops a Deer at 100 Yards

By Alice Jones Webb

A hunter with a 20-year-old Georgia doe.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

This 20-Year-Old Georgia Doe Might Be the Oldest Deer Ever Killed in the State

By Bob McNally

A Massachusets hunter with a big buck.
Trophy Deer

Middle-School Teacher Tags the Biggest Typical Buck Killed in Massachusetts in a Decade

By Bob McNally

A mule deer buck in Wyoming.
Deer Hunting

Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

Two whitetail bucks.
Deer Hunting

6 Buck Harvest Trends That Deer Hunters Should Know

By Josh Honeycutt

A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge.
Mule Deer Hunting

Why Mule Deer Are North America’s Greatest Big-Game Animal

By Kubie Brown

A nice Ohio buck with a unicorn antler.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘I Hadn’t Shot a Deer All Year.’ Hunter Tags Unicorn Buck in the Final Days of Muzzleloader Season

By Bob McNally

A hunter with a big Kansas whitetail buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Army Vet Gets His First Whitetail Buck on Last Day of the Season, and It’s a 19-Point Giant

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

16 Deer Hunting Mistakes You Won’t Make Again Next Season

By Josh Honeycutt

A collage of big bucks from 2024.
Trophy Deer

The Biggest Bucks of 2024

By Dac Collins

A Kansas rifle hunter with a big elusive buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Kansas Soldier Ditches His Tree Stand and Tags Elusive ‘Ghost’ Buck from the Ground

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Chronic Wasting Disease Still Confounds Researchers. But Some Important New Clues Have Emerged

By Christine Peterson

A photo of CJ Alexander with huge Ohio deer with text overlaid.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: What We Should Learn from the Craziest Poaching Case of the Year

By Alex Robinson

A hunter with a tall-tined illinois buck.
Trophy Deer

Illinois Hunter Shoots 184-Inch Buck While Sitting in a Lawn Chair

By Bob McNally

A hunter kneels beside a nice buck
Trophy Deer

Indiana Bowhunter Used a Spreadsheet to Help Kill This 184-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

An older whitetail buck, bedded
Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Ways Old Bucks Behave Differently Than Younger Deer

By Josh Honeycutt