Deer Hunting(Page 6)

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

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new mexico whitetail deer record

The Record Whitetail That No One Heard About…Until Now The Record Whitetail That No One Heard About…Until Now

Sabots shoot flatter than rifled slugs.

Gear

Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season? Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?

By Payton Miller, Joe Genzel

How to Bow Hunt Deer How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson, Scott Einsmann

scam letter trail cam

A Scammer Forged a Letter from Alabama’s Governor That Banned Cellular Trail Cameras A Scammer Forged a Letter from Alabama’s Governor That Banned Cellular Trail Cameras

pennsylvania hunting license crash

Pennsylvania Hunters Frustrated as New Online Licensing System Tanks Pennsylvania Hunters Frustrated as New Online Licensing System Tanks

jack o'connor sits and holds rifle

Guns

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

The best food plots for deer

Gear

The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2025 The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2025

By Brodie Swisher

A hunter with his buddy and a giant deer.

Farmer’s Giant Nontypical Buck Confirmed as a New Kansas Crossbow Record Farmer’s Giant Nontypical Buck Confirmed as a New Kansas Crossbow Record

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

Hogs vs. Deer: Can Whitetail Managers Take Back Feral Pig Country? Hogs vs. Deer: Can Whitetail Managers Take Back Feral Pig Country?

By Josh Honeycutt

packtrain of hunters

The Ghost of Greyback Ridge The Ghost of Greyback Ridge

By Andrew McKean

Mule deer stand in deep snow.

This Wyoming Hunter Wants You to Buy a Deer Tag, But Not Use It This Wyoming Hunter Wants You to Buy a Deer Tag, But Not Use It

Idaho deer cull for CWD

442 Deer and Elk Culled in Idaho in Attempt to Contain Chronic Wasting Disease 442 Deer and Elk Culled in Idaho in Attempt to Contain Chronic Wasting Disease

no 2 archery buck pennsylvania

New No. 2 Pennsylvania Archery Buck Is Finally Recognized New No. 2 Pennsylvania Archery Buck Is Finally Recognized

Mitch Rompla buck

Mitch Rompola Buck: The True Backstory on Why the Deer Was Never Entered as a World Record Mitch Rompola Buck: The True Backstory on Why the Deer Was Never Entered as a World Record

By Richard P. Smith

illustration of hunter answering door

This Happened to Me: I Butchered a Deer in My Brooklyn Apartment and the Cops Came This Happened to Me: I Butchered a Deer in My Brooklyn Apartment and the Cops Came

By Alex Robinson

first deer hunt

The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag

By Ashley Thess

nasal botfly larvae in deer nose

Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic

cessna control panel up close

This Happened to Me: I Flew a Plane with Zero Training This Happened to Me: I Flew a Plane with Zero Training

By Andrew McKean

A mule deer buck stands beside a whitetail buck on the prairie.

Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart

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

In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer

In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer

hunter peers through binoculars

Tracking Desert Mule Deer with My Son Is a Vision of the Past, Present, and Future Tracking Desert Mule Deer with My Son Is a Vision of the Past, Present, and Future

By Aram von Benedikt

mule deer bucks

The $725K Mule Deer Tag: Auction Tags Set All-Time Record at Western Hunt Expo The $725K Mule Deer Tag: Auction Tags Set All-Time Record at Western Hunt Expo

By Andrew McKean

MD hunter recovers stolen buck 14 years later

Maryland Hunter Recovers Stolen Buck 14 Years After Killing It Maryland Hunter Recovers Stolen Buck 14 Years After Killing It

poaching charge michigan

Michigan Man Charged with Poaching: “I Am Addicted to Venison” Michigan Man Charged with Poaching: “I Am Addicted to Venison”

private land buck

9 Out of Every 10 Harvested Whitetails Are Taken on Private Land. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunting in America 9 Out of Every 10 Harvested Whitetails Are Taken on Private Land. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunting in America

By Alex Robinson

Hunter sabotages another hunter's tree stand.

Michigan Hunter Gets Jail Time for Sabotaging Another Hunter’s Treestand, Causing 20-Foot Fall Michigan Hunter Gets Jail Time for Sabotaging Another Hunter’s Treestand, Causing 20-Foot Fall

Cynthia Wiford tree stand accident hunting pregnant

Two Years After Surviving a Treestand Fall, Ohio Hunter Tags 182-Inch Whitetail While Pregnant Two Years After Surviving a Treestand Fall, Ohio Hunter Tags 182-Inch Whitetail While Pregnant

Two flintlock hunters compare rifles in the snowy woods of Pennsylvania.

Photos from Pennsylvania’s Flintlock Season, the Last of Its Kind in the Country Photos from Pennsylvania’s Flintlock Season, the Last of Its Kind in the Country

Photographs by Henry Hung, Story by Derek Horner

Mule deer emergency feeding Utah

As Snow Piles Up in Northern Utah, Hungry Mule Deer Are Getting Extra Food from the State As Snow Piles Up in Northern Utah, Hungry Mule Deer Are Getting Extra Food from the State

Shed Hunting: Ultimate Guide to Finding Antlers Shed Hunting: Ultimate Guide to Finding Antlers

By Tom Carpenter, Michael Hanback

hunting deer with dogs

Are Deer Dogs Really a Problem for Deer Hunting in the South? Are Deer Dogs Really a Problem for Deer Hunting in the South?

hunter with large mule deer

Mexico’s 200-Inch Mule Deer Are Legendary. That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Kill Mexico’s 200-Inch Mule Deer Are Legendary. That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Kill

By Andrew McKean

GA crossbow booner buck

After Knocking on Dozens of Doors, Georgia Hunter Tags New State-Record Crossbow Buck After Knocking on Dozens of Doors, Georgia Hunter Tags New State-Record Crossbow Buck

Indiana taxidermist arrested and charged with theft, corruption

Indiana Taxidermist Arrested After Failing to Return Mounts to Hunters Indiana Taxidermist Arrested After Failing to Return Mounts to Hunters

Perfectly cooked wild game venison steaks in a cast iron skillet.

Venison Facts Amid the Lion Diet TikTok Craze and World Carnivore Month Venison Facts Amid the Lion Diet TikTok Craze and World Carnivore Month

By Alex Robinson

what colors can deer see

What Colors Can Deer See? What Colors Can Deer See?

Hunter and whitetailed deer

How I Snapped My Big Buck Losing Streak How I Snapped My Big Buck Losing Streak

By Scott Einsmann

north dakota buck

Bowhunting in -30 Wind Chill on the Frozen North Dakota Prairie Bowhunting in -30 Wind Chill on the Frozen North Dakota Prairie

By Darron McDougal

the hunting public

Tips from The Hunting Public: Hunt Buck Bedding Areas as a Team Tips from The Hunting Public: Hunt Buck Bedding Areas as a Team

By Derek Horner

grado buck feature

Iowa Hunter Tags a 20-Point Buck, Waits to Track It So His Wife Can Be There, Too Iowa Hunter Tags a 20-Point Buck, Waits to Track It So His Wife Can Be There, Too

public land hunting

Tips from The Hunting Public: Find Buck Bedding Areas Using Ridgelines Tips from The Hunting Public: Find Buck Bedding Areas Using Ridgelines

By Derek Horner

The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2022 The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2022

By Alex Robinson

alex robinson with whitetail buck

What It Took to Kill the Biggest Buck of My Life What It Took to Kill the Biggest Buck of My Life

By Alex Robinson

Bowhunter Tags Biggest Six-Point You’ll See This Year Bowhunter Tags Biggest Six-Point You’ll See This Year

MS hunter tags buck 140

Mississippi Hunter Kills Well-Known Buck That Travels 18 Miles Every Year Mississippi Hunter Kills Well-Known Buck That Travels 18 Miles Every Year

Best Mule Deer Cartridges

Guns

Best Mule Deer Cartridges Best Mule Deer Cartridges

By John B. Snow

Ohio bowhunter 25 point buck late uncle's land

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Tags 25-Point Whitetail Buck on Late Uncle’s Property Ohio Crossbow Hunter Tags 25-Point Whitetail Buck on Late Uncle’s Property

kansas buck steals trail cam

Hunter Tags an Eight-Point Buck that Accidentally Stole His Trail Camera Hunter Tags an Eight-Point Buck that Accidentally Stole His Trail Camera

Ohio bowhunter 16-point one-eyed whitetail

Ohio Bowhunter Breaks 200-Inch Mark with a One-Eyed, 16-Point Whitetail Ohio Bowhunter Breaks 200-Inch Mark with a One-Eyed, 16-Point Whitetail

A giant farmland buck.

Hunting Whitetails From the Ground Makes for a Lifetime of Close-to-Home Adventures Hunting Whitetails From the Ground Makes for a Lifetime of Close-to-Home Adventures

By Andrew McKean

Illinois bowhunter shot 22-point whitetail buck

The Full Story Behind the Xen Mcallister Buck, a Giant 22-Point Nontypical The Full Story Behind the Xen Mcallister Buck, a Giant 22-Point Nontypical

the hunting public

Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Open Country Whitetails in North Dakota Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Open Country Whitetails in North Dakota

By Derek Horner

Teen Tags a Free-Roaming, 300-Pound Red Stag…in Alabama Teen Tags a Free-Roaming, 300-Pound Red Stag…in Alabama

A kid's first deer hunt in a Louisiana swamp in the 1960s.

My Son’s First Trip to Deer Camp Was a Rite of Passage—for Both of Us My Son’s First Trip to Deer Camp Was a Rite of Passage—for Both of Us

By Grits Gresham

teenage hunter's first buck stolen 1

Teenage Hunter Gets His First Buck Stolen, Has It Returned the Following Day Thanks to a Viral Facebook Post Teenage Hunter Gets His First Buck Stolen, Has It Returned the Following Day Thanks to a Viral Facebook Post

hunter kills buck shoots antler off

Can You Kill a Buck by Shooting Its Antler? This Puzzled Minnesota Hunter Says He Did Can You Kill a Buck by Shooting Its Antler? This Puzzled Minnesota Hunter Says He Did

deer hunting opening day

20 Deer Hunting Tips for Opening Day 20 Deer Hunting Tips for Opening Day

severson iowa buck

Iowa Bowhunter Sends Up a Prayer and Knocks Down a 207-Inch Whitetail Iowa Bowhunter Sends Up a Prayer and Knocks Down a 207-Inch Whitetail

Two hunters kneel behind a large buck in the woods.

Where to Hunt Deer in the Big Woods Where to Hunt Deer in the Big Woods

The Winchester 1984 is one of the best .30-30 lever actions.

Guns

A Lever Action .30-30 Winchester Is Still One of the Best Deer Hunting Rifles (and Here’s Why) A Lever Action .30-30 Winchester Is Still One of the Best Deer Hunting Rifles (and Here’s Why)

By Mark Chesnut

riverbottom deer drive

How to Run a River Bottom Deer Drive How to Run a River Bottom Deer Drive

By Brandon Butler

Lindell Richey's giant 200-inch Greene County, Georgia, buck.

Georgia Deer Hunter Accepts Last-Minute Hunt Club Invite, Shoots a Massive 200-Inch Buck Georgia Deer Hunter Accepts Last-Minute Hunt Club Invite, Shoots a Massive 200-Inch Buck

By Natalie Krebs