Whitetail Deer Hunting

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

These Basic Tools and Tactics Can Make Any Deer Hunter a Better Shooter

By Alex Robinson

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

Fishing Guide Grunts in This Stud Kansas Buck to 2 Yards

By Bob McNally

A black and white and red illustration of a hunter looking behind him to see a big buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Old-School Advice for Still-Hunting Whitetail Deer

By Ben East

A whitetail buck in a grassy field.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Why Trophy Deer Hunting Is a Trap

By Jim Zumbo

A bowhunter with a huge, 34-point Missouri buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Missouri Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for ‘Cactus Jack,’ a 34-Point Buck

By Bob McNally

A Maine hunter in blaze orange and a green check coat with a nice buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘I Laughed, I Cried.’ After 36 Years, North Woods Hunter Finally Tags His First Deer

By Natalie Krebs

Illustration of a hunter aiming a rifle at a deer in the snow.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Legendary North Woods Deer Tracker Is the Last of His Kind

By Gerry Bethge

A buck approaches cover
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Whitetail Tactic Most Hunters Abandoned — and Why It Still Works

By Beka Garris

A big Ohio buck photographed with a cellular trail camera.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Sees a 190-Class ‘Mega Buck’ on Camera — and Tags It That Afternoon

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

He Bought the World Record Whitetail Sheds for $1 Million — Then Found Out They Had Been Tampered With

By Alex Robinson

A young hunter with her first buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Kindergartener’s First Deer Is a Huge Droptine Buck

By Bob McNally

A black man in hunters camo holds a rifle.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I’m an Immigrant, a Veteran, and Finally… a Hunter

By Ron Taylor, as told to Natalie Krebs

A hunter with a big Oklahoma buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Oklahoma Hunter Tags His Biggest Buck Yet — from the Ground

By Bob McNally

An illustration of a hunter in a blue jacket leaning out a barn window to shoot a deer.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Drove 180 Miles to Hunt Deer. The Biggest Buck of My Life Lived Behind My Barn

By Harold Brigham

A hunter with a Pennsylvania buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Tracked a Buck for 36 Hours to Find a Game Warden Had Already Taken the Antlers

By Dac Collins

A bowhunter admires a big Iowa buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Public-Land Hunter Says This Huge Iowa Buck Is ‘the Pinnacle of His Bowhunting Life’

By Bob McNally

A bowhunter with an 8-point buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Tags His Target Buck After Watching It for 6 Years on Trail Cameras

By Bob McNally

A deer hunter with a big buck from Indiana.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Indiana Hunter Tags a Dandy 12-Pointer, Then Hauls the Buck Out in a Canoe

By Bob McNally

An illustration of an old-school hunter rattling
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Was Rattling Really Born in Texas? The Untold Story Behind the Favorite Tactic

By Hart Stillwell

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Kentucky Hunter Tagged This Massive Buck After Receiving a Cell Cam Photo and Driving Through the Night

By Bob McNally