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a nice typical whitetail buck walks across a grassy field

10 Odd and Unorthodox Deer Hunting Tips That Actually Do Work 10 Odd and Unorthodox Deer Hunting Tips That Actually Do Work

By Josh Honeycutt

best trail cameras

Podcast: Here’s Why Your Trail Cameras Don’t Work Properly Podcast: Here’s Why Your Trail Cameras Don’t Work Properly

By Alex Robinson

15 Scent Control Strategies That Actually Work for Deer Hunting 15 Scent Control Strategies That Actually Work for Deer Hunting

By Josh Honeycutt

compound bow setup

The Ideal Compound Bowhunting Setup for Whitetails The Ideal Compound Bowhunting Setup for Whitetails

By Alex Robinson

A hunter with a buck in velvet.

Mississippi Hunter Arrows 200-Plus-Inch Velvet Buck on Her 2-Acre Property Mississippi Hunter Arrows 200-Plus-Inch Velvet Buck on Her 2-Acre Property

Wisconsin DHS is asking hunters to wear a mask while field-dressing deer.

35 Deer Hunting Tips to Read Before This Season 35 Deer Hunting Tips to Read Before This Season

By Alex Robinson

How Many Does Should You Shoot This Season? How Many Does Should You Shoot This Season?

By Josh Honeycutt

single pin vs multi pin

Single Pin vs Multi Pin Bow Sights for Deer Hunting: Here’s What Bowhunters Need to Know Single Pin vs Multi Pin Bow Sights for Deer Hunting: Here’s What Bowhunters Need to Know

By Alex Robinson

deer food sources

The Most Underrated Food Sources for Whitetail Deer The Most Underrated Food Sources for Whitetail Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

early season buck

The 15 Secrets to Patterning an Early-Season Buck The 15 Secrets to Patterning an Early-Season Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

A young buck paws at the ground and feeds on acorns.

Red Oak vs White Oak Trees: What Every Deer Hunter Should Know Red Oak vs White Oak Trees: What Every Deer Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

The author climbs a tree using the Trophyline Hyperlite climbing sticks

Trophyline HyperLite Climbing Sticks Review: Ultralight or Ultra Hype? Trophyline HyperLite Climbing Sticks Review: Ultralight or Ultra Hype?

A CWD-detection dog identifies a CWD-positive sample.

Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

The Hollywood Cemetery buck compared to the James Walters buck.

Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook

By Natalie Krebs

Michigan Makes Youth Hunt and Opportunities for Disabled Hunters Antlerless Only, Faces Heavy Backlash Michigan Makes Youth Hunt and Opportunities for Disabled Hunters Antlerless Only, Faces Heavy Backlash

By Alice Jones Webb

Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting? Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting?

By Christine Peterson

The tips of a whitetail buck's full velvet antlers peek above tall grass.

The Ultimate Plan for Scouting Deer in Summer The Ultimate Plan for Scouting Deer in Summer

By Michael Hanback

11 Monster Bucks That Are Shrouded in Mystery 11 Monster Bucks That Are Shrouded in Mystery

By Josh Honeycutt

two hunters inspect a dead moose, while the third stands back holding his bow and arrows, vintage B&W magazine photograph

Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives

A Missouri fawn with a tick infestation in its right eye.

Can Ticks Kill Fawns? As Ticks Get Worse, More Fawns Could End Up Like This Missouri Deer Can Ticks Kill Fawns? As Ticks Get Worse, More Fawns Could End Up Like This Missouri Deer

By Natalie Krebs

Dan Infalt buck

Is Public Land Deer Hunting Ruined Forever? Dan Infalt, the Big Buck Serial Killer, Weighs In Is Public Land Deer Hunting Ruined Forever? Dan Infalt, the Big Buck Serial Killer, Weighs In

By Alex Robinson

A deer eating mushrooms

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

By Natalie Krebs

cj alexander buck feature

Ohio Buck Could Become Third Biggest Whitetail of All Time, but Major Scoring Questions Remain Ohio Buck Could Become Third Biggest Whitetail of All Time, but Major Scoring Questions Remain

By Hayden Sammak

CJ Alexander buck 2

CJ Alexander, the Hunter Who Killed a Potentially Record-Breaking Buck in Ohio, Is Now Under Investigation CJ Alexander, the Hunter Who Killed a Potentially Record-Breaking Buck in Ohio, Is Now Under Investigation

By Hayden Sammak

A whitetail buck in a grassy field.

Oklahoma Plans to Combat CWD by Releasing Captive-Bred Deer into the Wild Oklahoma Plans to Combat CWD by Releasing Captive-Bred Deer into the Wild

Piles of debris lay in the snowy Minnesota woods.

Big Game Hunting

Minnesota DNR Blew Up Illegal Tree Stands with Dynamite: ‘My Whole Place Shook’ Minnesota DNR Blew Up Illegal Tree Stands with Dynamite: ‘My Whole Place Shook’

Jack O'Connor, reclining in the grass while taking a break on a hunt.

Jack O’Connor’s Last Hunt, From the Archives Jack O’Connor’s Last Hunt, From the Archives

By Jack Atcheson Sr., as told to Jim Zumbo

Chronic wasting disease hunter head dropoff container

Big Game Hunting

Viral Articles Claim Two ‘Hunters Died After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison.’ Here’s What Really Happened Viral Articles Claim Two ‘Hunters Died After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison.’ Here’s What Really Happened

Big Game Hunting

30 of the Biggest Whitetail Shed Antler Sets Ever Found 30 of the Biggest Whitetail Shed Antler Sets Ever Found

By Josh Honeycutt

A whitetail buck flags its tail in a field.

Big Game Hunting

Indiana Taxidermist Helps Identify State’s First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Indiana Taxidermist Helps Identify State’s First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease

A drone-mounted camera shows a wounded buck in the woods.

Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone

A Tennessee hunter with a buck and a drone flying overhead.

Drones Could Revolutionize How Hunters Recover Lost Deer … If They’re Not Banned First Drones Could Revolutionize How Hunters Recover Lost Deer … If They’re Not Banned First

By Hayden Sammak

A composite image of deer visiting vine scrapes.

The Truth About Rope Scrapes, One of the Hottest Tactics in Whitetail Hunting The Truth About Rope Scrapes, One of the Hottest Tactics in Whitetail Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

Does Ozonics Actually Work? Here’s What 5 Independent, Diehard Deer Hunters Say After Field Testing Does Ozonics Actually Work? Here’s What 5 Independent, Diehard Deer Hunters Say After Field Testing

By Alex Robinson

A trail camera photo of a buck in Mississippi.

Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines

High fence deer could hold the key to CWD resistance.

Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record

By Andrew McKean

john bralley with leucistic buck

Hunter’s First Deer Is an Old, 8-Point Leucistic Buck Hunter’s First Deer Is an Old, 8-Point Leucistic Buck

ms dwarf buck 1

Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever

the biggest bucks of 2023

The Biggest Bucks of 2023 The Biggest Bucks of 2023

By Alex Robinson

randy kukral three year streak 1

Big Game Hunting

How This Hunter Killed Three 200-Inch Bucks in Three Years How This Hunter Killed Three 200-Inch Bucks in Three Years

By Hayden Sammak

ohio bowhunter tags giant face to face 1

Big Game Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Stalks into Position on a Bedded 200-Class Buck Ohio Crossbow Hunter Stalks into Position on a Bedded 200-Class Buck

By Jason Thomas, as told to Dac Collins

Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground

Big Game Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground

By J.D. Vandenburg, as told to Andrew McKean

SD bowhunter massive palmated buck

Big Game Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Double Palmated Buck After Passing It Two Years in a Row Bowhunter Tags Double Palmated Buck After Passing It Two Years in a Row

ny redemption buck feature blurred sides

Big Game Hunting

New York Hunter Gets a Second Chance on This 180-Inch Buck New York Hunter Gets a Second Chance on This 180-Inch Buck

nebraska bowhunter giant double drop tines feature

Bowhunter Tags Giant Kansas Buck with Double Drop-Tines Bowhunter Tags Giant Kansas Buck with Double Drop-Tines

how to bait deer

How to Hunt Big Bucks Over Bait How to Hunt Big Bucks Over Bait

By Josh Honeycutt

Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags Legendary 212-Inch Buck from a Brush Blind Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags Legendary 212-Inch Buck from a Brush Blind

By Hayden Sammak

late season buck

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

bowhunter tags 18 point giant with help from friends

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

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

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

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

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

ok bowhunter years long quest for GLT

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

Grant woods buck

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

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.

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

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

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

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

John Dudley buck

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

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