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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Deer Hunt During the Dreaded ‘October Lull’

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

Big Game Hunting

“Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting

By Jim Carmichel, Ron Spomer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Traditional Deer Hunting Tactic Is the Best Way to Get Away from Other Hunters This Season

By James E. Churchill

Big Game Hunting

You’ve Been Sighting In Your Rifle All Wrong. Use This Method Instead

By John B. Snow

Big Game Hunting

“I Felt It Sink to the Handle.” This Hunter Used an Ice Axe to Fight Off a Charging Grizzly Bear

By Dac Collins

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Old-School Tactics for Hunting Bucks Around Streams and Swamps

By Ben Conger

Big Game Hunting

Here’s How One of the World’s Greatest Animal Behaviorists Mastered the Art of Stalking Game

By Dr. Valerius Geist

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Veteran Bowhunters Use These 18 Sneaky Tricks to Fool Big Bucks in October

By Michael Hanback

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why You Should Try Ditching Your Treestand and Hunting Deer from the Ground This Season

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Whitetail Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why a Deer’s Sense of Smell Is So Much Better Than Yours

By Natalie Krebs

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Crossbow Hunter Stalked Into Range of This Monster 214-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

Big Game Hunting

“Get Close Before You Shoot!” Old-School Lessons from a Grizzly and Goat Hunting Adventure

By Jack Honhart

Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know About

By Katie Hill

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 287-Pound South Carolina Whitetail That Almost Outsmarted a Legendary Deer Hunter

By Archibald Rutledge

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘A Buck Like This One Is Special.’ Bowhunter’s 17-Point Florida Deer Is Actually a Giant

By Bob McNally

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How Long Do Whitetail Deer Live?

By Katie Hill

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Deer Hunting Cartridges of 2026

By John B. Snow

Whitetail Deer Hunting

8 Surprising Ways That Whitetail Deer Communicate With Their Tails

By Tom Carpenter

Mule Deer Hunting

Hunter Tags Famous Nontypical Buck in Wyoming. Could It Be a New State Record?

By Natalie Krebs