Deer Hunting(Page 3)

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

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spooky trail cam photos
Hunting

18 Spooky Trail Camera Photos You Have to See

By Josh Honeycutt

A Minnesota bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Hunting

Minnesota Bowhunter Shoots a 12-Point, 175-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

october deer hunting
Hunting

10 Reasons Why Late October Is the Best Time to Tag a Big Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

An Iowa hunter with a giant buck.
Hunting

Iowa Farmer Takes a Break from Combining to Tag a 30-Point Behemoth Buck

By Bob McNally

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Hunting

Podcast: Secrets of GPS Collared Bucks with Dr. Bronson Strickland

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

Crossbow Hunter Tags Legendary Kentucky Buck in Daniel Boone National Forest 

By Bob McNally

A Wiconsin bowhunter with a 14-point buck.
Hunting

After Years of Waiting and Watching the Buck, Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags 180-Inch Whitetail

By Bob McNally

Two bowhunters with a buck in Ohio.
Hunting

Bowhunter Recovers 16-Point Buck Using a Clue from Past Trail Cam Photo

By Bob McNally

Ohio bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Hunting

Ohio Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck with Split Brow Tines off His Friend’s Farm

By Bob McNally

Michael Hunsucker sets up a Dave Smith deer decoy on private land in Iowa.
Hunting

How to Decoy in Deer: Tips from the Pros

By Joe Genzel

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Hunting

How to Hunt Deer During the Pre-Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

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Hunting

Podcast: Tips and Tactics for Hunting Big Woods Bucks, with Brett Joy

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags a Buck for His 101st Birthday

By Bob McNally

Two bedded does and a big buck are illustrated in a field with a hunter in the background.
Hunting

The End of My 4-Year Stalk for an Indiana Trophy Buck

By Clarence A. Yoder

October lul
Hunting

How to Beat the Dreaded October Lull This Deer Season

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

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Hunting

How to Hunt Swamp Bucks

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter raises a rifle at a giant deer in a red and yellow illustration
Hunting

My Hunt for the First Nontypical Buck Ever Accepted by Boone and Crockett in Tennessee

By Elmer Payne, as told to Jim Turner

The Curt Van Lith buck and the Bill Kontras bucks, illustrated.
Hunting

The Kontras and Van Lith Bucks, Two Record Deer That Changed Bowhunting

By Jeff Murray, Michael Pearce

a nice typical whitetail buck walks across a grassy field
Hunting

10 Odd and Unorthodox Deer Hunting Tips That Actually Do Work

By Josh Honeycutt

best trail cameras
Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of an old-school bowhunter glassing a hillside.
Hunting

A Dozen Blown Stalks: Teaching My Buddy to Bowhunt Mule Deer

By Brian Kahn

A hunter breaks off his deer tag to tag his buck.
Hunting

How Much Should a Deer License Cost?

By Natalie Krebs

scent control
Hunting

15 Scent Control Strategies That Actually Work for Deer Hunting

By Josh Honeycutt

compound bow setup
Hunting

The Ideal Compound Bowhunting Setup for Whitetails

By Alex Robinson

A hunter with a buck in velvet.
Hunting

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

By Bob McNally

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

35 Deer Hunting Tips to Read Before This Season

By Alex Robinson

Three riders on the edge of a big canyon.
Hunting

Carmichel Hunts Mule Deer in the Legendary Arizona Strip

By Jim Carmichel

Winchester Model 70
Guns

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles

By John B. Snow

whitetail doe
Hunting

How Many Does Should You Shoot This Season?

By Josh Honeycutt

single pin vs multi pin
Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

deer food sources
Hunting

The Most Underrated Food Sources for Whitetail Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

A Colorado bowhunter with mule deer buck.
Hunting

Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain

By Dac Collins

A close-up of Sitka's pixelated Optifade Cover camo pattern for eastern hunters
Gear

Sitka Optifade Cover First Look: A New Camo Pattern Designed for Eastern Deer and Turkey Hunters

By Alice Jones Webb

early season buck
Hunting

The 15 Secrets to Patterning an Early-Season Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

hunting the west
Hunting

Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Big Game Hunt? Here’s What the Hunting Podcasts and Influencers Don’t Tell You

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

Where to Shoot a Deer

By Alex Robinson, Brian McCombie

Two old school hunters drag out a mule deer
Hunting

McRae in Montana: Two Botched Shots and One Chance at Redemption on Mountain Mule Deer

By Bill McRae

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

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

By Alice Jones Webb

Erik Barber tests the best climbing sticks
Gear

The Best Climbing Sticks of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Erik Barber

The author climbs a tree using the Trophyline Hyperlite climbing sticks
Gear

Trophyline HyperLite Climbing Sticks Review: Ultralight or Ultra Hype?

By Erik Barber

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

The Hollywood Cemetery buck compared to the James Walters buck.
Conservation

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

By Natalie Krebs

whitetail doe
Hunting

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

By Alice Jones Webb

A german shepherd lounging on a porch
Hunting

Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears

By Alice Jones Webb

Testing straight wall scopes
Gear

The 4 Best Scopes for Straight-Wall Cartridges, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

whitetail deer
Conservation

Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting?

By Christine Peterson

Jack O'Connor hunting deer in the desert.
Big Game Hunting

Jack O’Connor in Old Mexico: His Luckiest Day of Deer Hunting Ever

By Jack O’Connor

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

The Ultimate Plan for Scouting Deer in Summer

By Michael Hanback

mystery bucks
Hunting

11 Monster Bucks That Are Shrouded in Mystery

By Josh Honeycutt

saddle hunting
Hunting

Real Talk on Saddle Hunting. Is It Time to Ditch the Treestand?

By Scott Einsmann

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

Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives

By Fred Bear

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

Jack O'Connor spots a giant mule deer in this black and white illustration.
Hunting

O’Connor in Arizona: Lost, Trigger Happy, and Tagged Out

By Jack O’Connor

montana mule deer
Conservation

Montana Police Chief Faces Felony Charges for Illegally Hunting on Tribal Lands and Tampering with Witnesses

By Alex Robinson

Dan Infalt buck
Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

mule deer hunting south dakota
Hunting

Decoying Prairie Bucks with Dad

By Derek Horner

A whitetail doe's head rests in the leaves after a hunt.
Conservation

Does Chronic Wasting Disease Infect Humans? Despite Shocking Headlines, Recent Research Suggests It Does Not

By Alex Robinson

montana mule deer
Conservation

Montana Raises Record Funds for a Coveted Mule Deer Tag — Through a Public Raffle

By Andrew McKean

A deer eating a poisonous mushroom, a hand holding wine cap mushrooms.
Hunting

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
Hunting

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

By Hayden Sammak

CJ Alexander buck 2
Hunting

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

By Hayden Sammak

A whitetail buck lying in a cut field.
Opinion

Don’t Hunt (or Kill Game) If Your Heart Isn’t in It

By Alex Robinson

A whitetail buck in a grassy field.
Conservation

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

By Dac Collins

Ryan Watson with his wife and family in Oklahoma.
Big Game Hunting

Deer Hunter Faces 12 Years in Prison for Accidentally Bringing Ammo on Vacation to Turks and Caicos

By Dac Collins