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

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

By Andrew McKean

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

By Jeffrey A. Brunk

Two whitetail shoulder mounts hang on a white wall.

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

By Natalie Krebs

Tevis McCauley arrested

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

By Natalie Krebs

10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers 10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers

By Josh Honeycutt

Horace Hinkley stands beside his heavy maine buck

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

By Horace R. Hinkley

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

How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease

By Alex Robinson

straight wall deer rifles

Guns

The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles

By Brad Fitzpatrick, Tyler Freel

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

By Josh Honeycutt

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

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

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

A Massachusets hunter with a big buck.

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

A nice Ohio buck with a unicorn antler.

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

A hunter with a big Kansas whitetail buck.

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

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

By Josh Honeycutt

A Kansas rifle hunter with a big elusive buck.

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

whitetail does in snow

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

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

By Alex Robinson

A hunter with a tall-tined illinois buck.

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

A hunter kneels beside a nice buck

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