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

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A teen with her giant blackpowder buck.

Mule Deer Hunting

Teen Tags Monster Mule Deer, Finds Its Sheds 50 Yards from Where It Fell Teen Tags Monster Mule Deer, Finds Its Sheds 50 Yards from Where It Fell

late season buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Why Post-Rut Is the New Best Time to Hunt Whitetails Why Post-Rut Is the New Best Time to Hunt Whitetails

By Michael Hanback

How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way

How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way

mule deer hunting

Mule Deer Hunting

Mule Deer Hunting Tips Mule Deer Hunting Tips

By Colton Heward

bowhunter tags 18 point giant with help from friends

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Giant 18-Point Buck with a Little Help from His Friends Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Giant 18-Point Buck with a Little Help from His Friends

saskatchewan two for one buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Saskatchewan Hunter Takes ‘Two-For-One’ Buck with a Giant Deadhead Stuck to Its Rack Saskatchewan Hunter Takes ‘Two-For-One’ Buck with a Giant Deadhead Stuck to Its Rack

lindsay thomas deer hunting

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Hunt Trophy Does, Turn Off the Damn Phone, Befriend Your Neighbors, and Make Deer Hunting Fun Again Hunt Trophy Does, Turn Off the Damn Phone, Befriend Your Neighbors, and Make Deer Hunting Fun Again

By Alex Robinson

maine record 8 point

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Maine Hunter Tags One of the Biggest 8-Points in State History Maine Hunter Tags One of the Biggest 8-Points in State History

high schooler east texas youth record buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

High Schooler Tags Enormous East-Texas Buck That Should Set a New State Record High Schooler Tags Enormous East-Texas Buck That Should Set a New State Record

wood stock deer hunting rifle

The Case for New, Wood-Stocked Deer Hunting Rifles The Case for New, Wood-Stocked Deer Hunting Rifles

By Alex Robinson

ok bowhunter years long quest for GLT

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for 180-Class Oklahoma Buck Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for 180-Class Oklahoma Buck

An illustration of a deer heart and a fixed blade knife.

6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat 6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat

By Gerry Bethge, By Josh Dahlke, By Tyler Freel, By David Karczynski, By Ben Long, By Andrew McKean

Grant woods buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Dr. Grant Woods on What Hunters Should Know About the Rut, Weather, and Deer Activity Dr. Grant Woods on What Hunters Should Know About the Rut, Weather, and Deer Activity

By Alex Robinson

oklahoma bowhunter massive whitetail opening day

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Oklahoma Bowhunter Tags a 230-Inch, 30-Point Buck on Opening Day Oklahoma Bowhunter Tags a 230-Inch, 30-Point Buck on Opening Day

alabama velvet buck

Bowhunter Tags 16-Point Buck Still in Velvet, Could Be an Alabama State Record Bowhunter Tags 16-Point Buck Still in Velvet, Could Be an Alabama State Record

Freddy Krueger and a whitetail buck are facing off in a hunter's worst nightmare.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Freddy Krueger Bucks: The Deer That Haunt Our Nightmares Freddy Krueger Bucks: The Deer That Haunt Our Nightmares

The best rifle scopes for deer hunting laid out on rocks.

The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2025 The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2025

By Andrew McKean

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Cover During the Rut, with Dr. Craig Harper How to Hunt Cover During the Rut, with Dr. Craig Harper

By Alex Robinson

whitetail scrapes

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Making and Hunting Mock Scrapes The Ultimate Guide to Making and Hunting Mock Scrapes

By Josh Honeycutt

Teen hunter tags big crossbow buck.

16-Year-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Sets a Women’s Crossbow State Record 16-Year-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Sets a Women’s Crossbow State Record

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Truth About Deer Jumping the String: There’s No Formula for One of Bowhunting’s Biggest Challenges The Truth About Deer Jumping the String: There’s No Formula for One of Bowhunting’s Biggest Challenges

By Alex Robinson

whitetail deer scat

What Does Deer Poop Look Like? What Does Deer Poop Look Like?

John Dudley buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

John Dudley on How to Beat Buck Fever John Dudley on How to Beat Buck Fever

By Alex Robinson

kentucky bowhunter three years stud in velvet

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Kentucky Bowhunter Waits Three Years to Tag 192-Inch Velvet Buck Kentucky Bowhunter Waits Three Years to Tag 192-Inch Velvet Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

whitetail eating acorns

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Whitetails on the Acorn Crop This Fall How to Hunt Whitetails on the Acorn Crop This Fall

By Colin Moore, By Alex Robinson

best deer hunting caliber

Best Deer Hunting Calibers Best Deer Hunting Calibers

By John B. Snow

The best broadheads for deer are displayed in the woods.

The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2025 The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2025

By Scott Einsmann

tennessee wildlife resources agency tests for CWD

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Deer Biologist Accuses Tennessee Wildlife Agency of Intentionally Overestimating Chronic Wasting Disease Cases Deer Biologist Accuses Tennessee Wildlife Agency of Intentionally Overestimating Chronic Wasting Disease Cases

By Dac Collins, By Katie Hill

ontario new record typical whitetail

Giant Typical Likely to Become the New No. 1 Hunter-Killed Buck in Ontario Giant Typical Likely to Become the New No. 1 Hunter-Killed Buck in Ontario

Chris Palomo's big columbia blacktail buck in velvet.

Bowhunter Tags Giant Velvet Blacktail After Hunting It for Three Years Bowhunter Tags Giant Velvet Blacktail After Hunting It for Three Years

elevated deer blind

How to Build an Affordable and Portable Deer Blind How to Build an Affordable and Portable Deer Blind

By Derek Porter, By Joe Brown

An illustration of a giant kansas buck

No Man’s Land: The Hunt for a Giant Kansas Buck No Man’s Land: The Hunt for a Giant Kansas Buck

By Alex Robinson

trophy room wall with mule deer heads

Mule Deer Hunting

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets

By Aram von Benedikt

Sabots shoot flatter than rifled slugs.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season? Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?

By Payton Miller, By Joe Genzel

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Bow Hunt Deer How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson, By Scott Einsmann

jack o'connor sits and holds rifle

Mule Deer Hunting

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

The best food plots for deer

The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2025 The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2025

By Brodie Swisher

Mule Deer Hunting

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

Hogs vs. Deer: Can Whitetail Managers Take Back Feral Pig Country? Hogs vs. Deer: Can Whitetail Managers Take Back Feral Pig Country?

By Josh Honeycutt

packtrain of hunters

Mule Deer Hunting

The Ghost of Greyback Ridge The Ghost of Greyback Ridge

By Andrew McKean

no 2 archery buck pennsylvania

Whitetail Deer Hunting

New No. 2 Pennsylvania Archery Buck Is Finally Recognized New No. 2 Pennsylvania Archery Buck Is Finally Recognized

Mitch Rompla buck

Mitch Rompola Buck: The True Backstory on Why the Deer Was Never Entered as a World Record Mitch Rompola Buck: The True Backstory on Why the Deer Was Never Entered as a World Record

By Richard P. Smith

first deer hunt

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag

By Ashley Thess

nasal botfly larvae in deer nose

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic

A mule deer buck stands beside a whitetail buck on the prairie.

Mule Deer Hunting

Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart

In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer

In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer

mule deer bucks

Mule Deer Hunting

The $725K Mule Deer Tag: Auction Tags Set All-Time Record at Western Hunt Expo The $725K Mule Deer Tag: Auction Tags Set All-Time Record at Western Hunt Expo

By Andrew McKean

Two flintlock hunters compare rifles in the snowy woods of Pennsylvania.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Photos from Pennsylvania’s Flintlock Season, the Last of Its Kind in the Country Photos from Pennsylvania’s Flintlock Season, the Last of Its Kind in the Country

Photographs by Henry Hung, Story by Derek Horner

hunting deer with dogs

Are Deer Dogs Really a Problem for Deer Hunting in the South? Are Deer Dogs Really a Problem for Deer Hunting in the South?

hunter with large mule deer

Mule Deer Hunting

Mexico’s 200-Inch Mule Deer Are Legendary. That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Kill Mexico’s 200-Inch Mule Deer Are Legendary. That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Kill

By Andrew McKean

Perfectly cooked wild game venison steaks in a cast iron skillet.

Venison Facts Amid the Lion Diet TikTok Craze and World Carnivore Month Venison Facts Amid the Lion Diet TikTok Craze and World Carnivore Month

By Alex Robinson

what colors can deer see

What Colors Can Deer See? What Colors Can Deer See?

The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2022 The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2022

By Alex Robinson

alex robinson with whitetail buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

What It Took to Kill the Biggest Buck of My Life What It Took to Kill the Biggest Buck of My Life

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Biggest Six-Point You’ll See This Year Bowhunter Tags Biggest Six-Point You’ll See This Year

Best Mule Deer Cartridges

Mule Deer Hunting

Best Mule Deer Cartridges Best Mule Deer Cartridges

By John B. Snow

Illinois bowhunter shot 22-point whitetail buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Full Story Behind the Xen Mcallister Buck, a Giant 22-Point Nontypical The Full Story Behind the Xen Mcallister Buck, a Giant 22-Point Nontypical

the hunting public

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Open Country Whitetails in North Dakota Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Open Country Whitetails in North Dakota

By Derek Horner

deer hunting opening day

Whitetail Deer Hunting

20 Deer Hunting Tips for Opening Day 20 Deer Hunting Tips for Opening Day

Two hunters kneel behind a large buck in the woods.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer in the Big Woods Where to Hunt Deer in the Big Woods

The Winchester 1984 is one of the best .30-30 lever actions.

A Lever Action .30-30 Winchester Is Still One of the Best Deer Hunting Rifles (and Here’s Why) A Lever Action .30-30 Winchester Is Still One of the Best Deer Hunting Rifles (and Here’s Why)

By Mark Chesnut

Lindell Richey's giant 200-inch Greene County, Georgia, buck.

Georgia Deer Hunter Accepts Last-Minute Hunt Club Invite, Shoots a Massive 200-Inch Buck Georgia Deer Hunter Accepts Last-Minute Hunt Club Invite, Shoots a Massive 200-Inch Buck

By Natalie Krebs

group of male hunters standing over a deer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bond of Brothers: Military Vets Find Healing in the Hunt Bond of Brothers: Military Vets Find Healing in the Hunt

By Chuck Thompson

best rut stands

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut

By Josh Honeycutt