Deer Hunting(Page 7)

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

Latest in Deer Hunting

old magazine spread

How to Kill a Buck When the Odds Are Against You How to Kill a Buck When the Odds Are Against You

By Chester Chatfield

Carson Reeve shot a whitetail buck with three beams on one antler.

Minnesota Bowhunter Tags “Triple-Beam” Whitetail Buck on Opening Weekend of Gun Season Minnesota Bowhunter Tags “Triple-Beam” Whitetail Buck on Opening Weekend of Gun Season

group of male hunters standing over a deer

Bond of Brothers: Military Vets Find Healing in the Hunt Bond of Brothers: Military Vets Find Healing in the Hunt

By Chuck Thompson

mildred bryant's buck

Mildred Bryant, a 90-Year-Old Mule Deer Hunter, Is the Grandma America Needs Mildred Bryant, a 90-Year-Old Mule Deer Hunter, Is the Grandma America Needs

best rut stands

The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

old magazine spread

The Origin Story of How Deer Hunters Learned to Rattle in Bucks The Origin Story of How Deer Hunters Learned to Rattle in Bucks

By Hart Stilwell

An Ohio hunter shot a buck with a 2-inch antler growing out of his eye

Ohio Hunter Tags Old, Famous Buck with an Antler Growing Out of Its Eye Ohio Hunter Tags Old, Famous Buck with an Antler Growing Out of Its Eye

7 Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried Before But Should

7 Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried Before But Should 7 Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried Before But Should

By Michael Hanback

bowhunter arrows biggest buck falls from stand

Arkansas Bowhunter Falls From Treestand After Arrowing the Biggest Buck of His Life Arkansas Bowhunter Falls From Treestand After Arrowing the Biggest Buck of His Life

rutting whitetail buck

Tips and Tactics for Hunting the Whitetail Rut in the Real World Tips and Tactics for Hunting the Whitetail Rut in the Real World

Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Public Land Whitetails in Iowa Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Public Land Whitetails in Iowa

By Derek Horner

kenner kentucky giant 1

Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck After His Wife Has a Vision About How to Kill It Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck After His Wife Has a Vision About How to Kill It

A young football player from Indiana shot a nice deer after his game.

Sixth Grader Tags His Dad’s Target Buck While Still Wearing His Football Uniform Sixth Grader Tags His Dad’s Target Buck While Still Wearing His Football Uniform

By Natalie Krebs

The Hunting Public SD prairie buck

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails on the Prairie Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails on the Prairie

By Derek Horner

How to Estimate a Buck’s Age (and Why Aging Deer Matters) How to Estimate a Buck’s Age (and Why Aging Deer Matters)

By Alex Robinson

meredith buck lead

Eighth Grader Arrows a 238-Inch Buck, Likely the Biggest Non-Typical Ever Killed by a Youth Hunter in Kentucky Eighth Grader Arrows a 238-Inch Buck, Likely the Biggest Non-Typical Ever Killed by a Youth Hunter in Kentucky

josh heuser MO buck 1

One of the Biggest Archery Bucks Ever Taken in Missouri Gets Green Scored One of the Biggest Archery Bucks Ever Taken in Missouri Gets Green Scored

Angie Kokes spears whitetail buck

Spear Hunter Kills Whitetail Buck from the Ground. Here’s How She Did It Spear Hunter Kills Whitetail Buck from the Ground. Here’s How She Did It

The No Excuses Deer Hunting Season The No Excuses Deer Hunting Season

By Will Brantley, Tony Hansen

deer hunting missouri

Tips from THP: Sometimes Hunting Public Land Gets Sketchy, Like When Gunshots Are Followed by Bone Chilling Screams Tips from THP: Sometimes Hunting Public Land Gets Sketchy, Like When Gunshots Are Followed by Bone Chilling Screams

By Derek Horner

grant woods deer hunting

Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting

By Alex Robinson

Anthony Peoples with his big whitetail buck

Missouri Recurve Hunter Tags Massive Buck That “Can’t Be Killed” Missouri Recurve Hunter Tags Massive Buck That “Can’t Be Killed”

daryl miller scores amish buck 1

Crossbow Hunter Tags 240-Inch Buck, One of the Biggest in Ohio Buckmasters Records Crossbow Hunter Tags 240-Inch Buck, One of the Biggest in Ohio Buckmasters Records

luke sheets ohio buck

Ohio Hunter Tags Stud Buck from Small Property After Getting Permission from Landowner Ohio Hunter Tags Stud Buck from Small Property After Getting Permission from Landowner

Kainen Rednour shot a 12-point whitetail

9-Year-Old Crossbow Hunter Tags a Stud 12-Point Buck Shedding Velvet 9-Year-Old Crossbow Hunter Tags a Stud 12-Point Buck Shedding Velvet

bowhunting in Kansas

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas

By Derek Horner

Dan Infalt buck

Inside the Mind of the Big Buck Serial Killer Inside the Mind of the Big Buck Serial Killer

By Josh Honeycutt

old magazine spread of deer camp story in outdoor life

Your “Best” Deer Might Be the One You Pass Your “Best” Deer Might Be the One You Pass

By Perry Johnson

Whitetail doe in Illinois woods

Crossbow Hunter Becomes First Person to Harvest a Deer in Chicago in Over 150 Years Crossbow Hunter Becomes First Person to Harvest a Deer in Chicago in Over 150 Years

Trophy class buck poached in Pennsylvania.

Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison

By Natalie Krebs

mature whitetail buck

50 Places Where Big Bucks Live 50 Places Where Big Bucks Live

By Josh Honeycutt

randy ulmer high country muley

Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country

bowhunting north dakota

Tips from THP: How to Hunt Public Land Whitetails in Open Country Tips from THP: How to Hunt Public Land Whitetails in Open Country

By Derek Horner

B&W photo of hunter with deer in trunk

A Five-Year Stalk for a Record Whitetail, From the Archives A Five-Year Stalk for a Record Whitetail, From the Archives

blood trailing dog

Deer Tracking Dog Secrets That Will Help You Recover Your Buck Deer Tracking Dog Secrets That Will Help You Recover Your Buck

By Alex Robinson

Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

world record typical whitetails

The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

buck in the road

Hunter Wounds Buck, Then Recovers It Hours Later After It’s Hit By a Car Hunter Wounds Buck, Then Recovers It Hours Later After It’s Hit By a Car

Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee

By Josh Honeycutt

Jonathon Stuart and his 2022 whitetail buck

Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Tall-Antlered Buck Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Tall-Antlered Buck

kansas whitetail

Kansas Hunter Tags Giant 230-Inch Buck During Early Muzzleloader Season Kansas Hunter Tags Giant 230-Inch Buck During Early Muzzleloader Season

By Alex Robinson

rutting whitetail buck

The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season

By Michael Hanback

Danny Farris with a buck taken behind a decoy

Gear

The Best Deer Decoys The Best Deer Decoys

hunting by moon phase

Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too

By Michael Hanback

hunting river bottom bucks

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms

By Derek Horner

Bowhunter from a treestand.

What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do? What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?

By Katie Hill, Alex Robinson

Paul Martens with his mule deer buck.

Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion

scotty burke buck

Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet

By Josh Honeycutt

vermejo muely buck 1

Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch

World record whitetail buck

The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand? The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?

By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean, Jim Zumbo

Straight walls could supplant slug guns.

Guns

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun? Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Grant Woods sold America's most famous whitetail property, the "Proving Grounds."

Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America

The Tactacam XB has the best picture quality.

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating? Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson

Taylor Nield tagged a 190-inch mule deer buck in Idaho on Aug. 26.

Idaho Bowhunter Gets a Second Shot on a 190-Class Velvet Buck with Family’s Help Idaho Bowhunter Gets a Second Shot on a 190-Class Velvet Buck with Family’s Help

A whitetail buck dunks his head underwater on trail camera to eat.

Trail Cam Video Shows Georgia Whitetail Eating Corn Under Water Trail Cam Video Shows Georgia Whitetail Eating Corn Under Water

removed from Instagram

A High-Profile Deer Biologist Had His Instagram Account Deleted … for Posting About Competitive Shooting? A High-Profile Deer Biologist Had His Instagram Account Deleted … for Posting About Competitive Shooting?

By Andrew McKean

John Cassimus harvested a 300-pound whitetail in Alberta this week.

Bowhunter Tags Huge 300-Pound Alberta Whitetail Bowhunter Tags Huge 300-Pound Alberta Whitetail

Study That Suggests Chronic Wasting Disease Can Infect Humans May Be Flawed, According to Top Researchers Study That Suggests Chronic Wasting Disease Can Infect Humans May Be Flawed, According to Top Researchers

By Andrew McKean

Luke Resop MSU graduate student putting a GPS collar on buck 140 in Mississippi.

This Buck Swims Across the Mississippi River and Back Every Year During an 18-Mile Migration This Buck Swims Across the Mississippi River and Back Every Year During an 18-Mile Migration

one eye willy OR muley buck

Oregon Bowhunter Tags an Old Warrior Muley Buck on Opening Weekend Oregon Bowhunter Tags an Old Warrior Muley Buck on Opening Weekend

Lee Ellis shot a 190 2/8-inch velvet buck in Tennessee.

Suburban Bowhunter Tags 190-Inch Velvet Buck on Opening Day Suburban Bowhunter Tags 190-Inch Velvet Buck on Opening Day

old magazine pages showing story

When a Shark Attacks a Deer Hunter, From the Archives When a Shark Attacks a Deer Hunter, From the Archives

By Phil H. Moore

hunter crownover opening day muley 1

Idaho Bowhunter Tags Monster Nontypical Buck on Opening Day Idaho Bowhunter Tags Monster Nontypical Buck on Opening Day

This Utah hunter has mastered how to chase big velvet mule deer bucks.

Here’s What It Takes to Bowhunt Giant Mule Deer Bucks in Utah’s High Deserts—in August Here’s What It Takes to Bowhunt Giant Mule Deer Bucks in Utah’s High Deserts—in August