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Cory Craft had three chances at this buck.
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An 18-Point, 199-Inch Georgia Giant Couldn’t Escape Gun Season

By Bob McNally

Whitetail Adrenaline showcases spot-and-stalk tactics for whitetails on public land.
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How ‘Whitetail Adrenaline’ Proved Stalking Mature Bucks Is a Legitimate Game

By Alex Robinson

Beka Garris and her daughter shoot a recurve bow.
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Bloodlines: How One Bowhunter’s Decision Is Shaping the Way Three Generations Hunt

By Beka Garris

A collection of hunting gear
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The Best Deals on Deer Hunting Gear

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

This Dad and His Twin Boys Tagged Three Missouri Bucks on the Same Day
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This Dad and His Twin Boys Tagged Three Missouri Bucks on the Same Day

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting Montana’s Milk River Is Overrated—Until It Isn’t

By Andrew McKean

This Kansas Buck scored more than 200 inches.
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Bowhunter Arrows 220-Inch, 18-Point Buck on His 90-Acre Farm in Kansas

By Bob McNally

Michigan DNR recovered nine poached bucks from a rural barn.
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Michigan Man Charged With Poaching Nine Bucks Faces $60,000 Fine

By Bob McNally

Tony Kalna's big 25-point Missouri buck
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A Bleak Missouri Deer Season Gives Way to Giant 25-Point Buck for Father and Son

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

Wisconsin DHS is asking hunters to wear a mask while field-dressing deer.
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Wisconsin Health Officials to Hunters: “Wear a Mask While Field-Dressing Deer”

By Joe Genzel

Ryan Watkins shot this buck 10 days after his buddy.
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Kentucky Farm Produces Two 13-Point Bucks in 10 Days

By Bob McNally

Will coyote bounties save mule deer?
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Nevada Considers Coyote Bounties to Increase Mule Deer Populations

By Joe Genzel

5 Maine Whitetails That Weighed Over 200 Pounds in 2021
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5 Maine Whitetails That Weighed Over 200 Pounds in 2021

By Bob Humphrey

Acorns are a favorite natural browse for whitetails
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The 2021 Deer Harvest Is Lagging in the Northeast. Biologists Blame Weather—and Acorns

By Dac Collins

whitetail doe
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What All Hunters Need to Know About Coronavirus in Whitetails

By Andrew McKean

Pennsylvania Public Land Hunter Kills a Massive 205-Inch Drop-Tine Buck
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Pennsylvania Public Land Hunter Kills a Massive 205-Inch Drop-Tine Buck

By Bob McNally

The Meadows buck scored 210 inches.
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Oklahoma Bowhunter Passed on 190-inch Buck to Kill an Even Bigger Record Whitetail

By Bob McNally

Virginia Hunter Punches His Deer Tag on a Rare Bull Elk. Yes, Legally
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Virginia Hunter Punches His Deer Tag on a Rare Bull Elk. Yes, Legally

By Bob McNally

Kansas Bowhunter Uses Speed Scouting, Rattling, and a Decoy to Tag a 195-Inch Rutting Buck
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Kansas Bowhunter Uses Speed Scouting, Rattling, and a Decoy to Tag a 195-Inch Rutting Buck

By Bob McNally

giant ohio buck
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Air Force Veteran Arrows 300-Pound, 200-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

Gill arrowed this buck on private land.
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Marine Corps Veteran Tags Double Droptine Buck

By Bob McNally

kentucky whitetail buck
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Kentucky Bowhunter Tags a Monster Buck With Incredible Mass

By Bob McNally

Nine-Year-Old Bowhunter Takes His Second Deer—With a Recurve
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Nine-Year-Old Bowhunter Takes His Second Deer—With a Recurve

By Beka Garris

The oldest Gulick daughter shot the 15-point buck that evening
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Missouri Sisters Each Shoot a Buck from the Same Stand, on the Same Day

By Dac Collins

Ohio Bowhunter Tags a Monster 8-Point Buck on Halloween
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Ohio Bowhunter Tags a Monster 8-Point Buck on Halloween

By Bob McNally

Colt Russell with a nice Adirondack buck.
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New York Still Hunter Arrowed This 20-Point “Houdini” Buck in the Adirondacks

By Bob McNally

Sika hunters and two stags
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5 Reasons Sika Deer Hunting Definitely Isn’t as Easy as It Looks on TV

By Scott Einsmann

Austin Stephens missed this buck once, buck connected on a second shot.
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Oklahoma Bowhunter Gets a Second Chance at “Junior,” an Underweight Buck with an Oversized Rack

By Bob McNally

The wild encounter involved two bowhunters, three wolverines, and an apparent mule deer suicide.
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Washington Deer Hunter Shoots a Buck, Then Three Wolverines Chase It Off a Cliff

By Dac Collins

A big New York buck taken by bowhunter Scott McQueen.
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New York Bowhunter Grunts in a Growling, 173-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally, Natalie Krebs

The troopers used a taxidermied deer placed on the side of the road after legal hunting hours to lure the poachers in.
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Deer Dummies, Text Messages, and Good Samaritans Help Nab Poachers in Oregon

By Dac Collins

dragging out a buck
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Rutting Bucks and Bad-Tasting Venison. Here’s What Deer Hunters Need to Know

By Jack Hennessy

Whitetail culture has been pervasive for millennia, and across geographic ranges.
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Whitetails Have Always Ruled the World, and Our Hunting Culture

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Marc Somers Kansas buck is one of the biggest taken this year.
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Kansas Hunter’s First Ever Archery Deer Is One of the Biggest Bucks of 2021

By Bob McNally

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12-Year-Old Bowhunter Tags a Stud 12-Point Buck

By Bob McNally

The Deer Issue of Outdoor Life is here.
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Deer Rule the World: The Latest Digital Edition of Outdoor Life Is Here

By Alex Robinson

New Spartan Forge Hunting App Uses Artificial Intelligence to Predict Deer Movement
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New Spartan Forge Hunting App Uses Artificial Intelligence to Predict Deer Movement

By Erik Barber

CWD in Pennsylvania deer is a potential threat to the state's elk herd.
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Pennsylvania Whitetail Tests Positive for CWD Near State’s Celebrated Elk Range

By Bob McNally

Ohio indicts eight poachers.
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In Ohio, a Game Processor Poached 30 Whitetails and Stole 700 Pounds of Venison

By Joe Genzel

This three-horned whitetail is truly unique.
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North Carolina Hunter Shoots “Three-Horned” 12-Point Buck

By Bob McNally

Ohio Bowhunter Tags a Giant Buck on a Small Property
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Ohio Bowhunter Tags a Giant Buck on a Small Property

By Bob McNally

Hunting seasons are designed so that does who still have fawns with them may be tagged.
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It’s Okay (and Sometimes Necessary) to Shoot Does with Fawns During Hunting Season

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Key Smith's Mississippi 10-point buck.
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After Passing Multiple Times, Mississippi Bowhunter Arrows 177-Inch Typical Buck

By Bob McNally

kansas whitetail buck
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Kansas Bowhunter Tags Record-Book Buck While Hunting With His Brother

By Bob McNally

whitetail buck at sunset
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Best Deer Hunting Tips and Tactics for Halloween Week

By Alex Robinson

New Bowhunter Tags Kansas Buck With Incredible Antler Mass
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New Bowhunter Tags Kansas Buck With Incredible Antler Mass

By Bob McNally

Mark Drury Arrows a Monster 216-Inch Iowa Whitetail
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Mark Drury Arrows a Monster 216-Inch Iowa Whitetail

By Bob McNally

Kansas Bowhunter and Outfitter Takes a Giant 200-Inch Buck
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Kansas Bowhunter and Outfitter Takes a Giant 200-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

Will Kansas Become a Preference-Point State for Whitetail Deer Hunters?
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Will Kansas Become a Preference-Point State for Whitetail Deer Hunters?

By Alex Robinson

Reader Story: My First Buck Was This 13-Point Minnesota Giant
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Reader Story: My First Buck Was This 13-Point Minnesota Giant

By Gerry Bethge

texas buck
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The South (Not the Midwest) Is the Best Region for Mature Bucks

By Josh Honeycutt

Pope & Young Club Will Now Accept Record Animals Found by Tracking Dogs
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Pope & Young Club Will Now Accept Record Animals Found by Tracking Dogs

By Bob McNally

The Best Time to Deer Hunt in Mid-October? When the Farmer Cuts the Corn
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The Best Time to Deer Hunt in Mid-October? When the Farmer Cuts the Corn

By Alex Robinson

The Weston Turner bucks were taken within 24 hours.
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Two Great Texas Bucks Tagged by New Bowhunter in 48 Hours

By Bob McNally

Secrets of the Deer Hunting Gear Minimalist
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Secrets of the Deer Hunting Gear Minimalist

By Tony Hansen

Introducing A Child To A Deer Rifle
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Introducing A Child To A Deer Rifle

By John B. Snow

Twin boys shot a pair of Carolina bucks with their crossbows.
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Two 7-Year-Old Twin Brothers Make 40-Yard Crossbow Shots on a Pair of Carolina Bucks

By Bob McNally

Maine needs deer hunters to harvest more does.
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Maine Is Asking Whitetail Hunters to Kill More Does

By Bob McNally

Sometimes you just have to make a move on a western buck.
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8 Tips Treestand Deer Hunters Can Use to Kill Western Whitetails

By Jace Bauserman

four bucks standing in a field near a wire fence
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Learn the 10 Habits of Highly Successful Deer Hunters

By Tony Hansen

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Tags a Monster Non-Typical Buck Scoring Nearly 200 Inches
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Ohio Crossbow Hunter Tags a Monster Non-Typical Buck Scoring Nearly 200 Inches

By Bob McNally

The remains of a missing bowhunter were discovered last month.
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Idaho Hunter Discovers the Remains of a Bowhunter Who’s Been Missing Since 1968

By Alan Clemons

Adenovirus hemorrhagic disease is killing blacktail deer on B.C. islands.
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Officials Estimate Hundreds of Blacktail Deer Have Died from Fast-Spreading Disease

By Bob McNally

The author shot this mule deer from a treestand.
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How to Bowhunt Pronghorn, Mule Deer, and Elk from a Treestand

By Jace Bauserman