Whitetail Deer Hunting

We've got the best tips, tactics, and gear for whitetail deer hunting across the country.

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Sabots shoot flatter than rifled slugs.
Gear

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

By Payton Miller, Joe Genzel

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Hunting

How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson, Scott Einsmann

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Guns

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

By John Madson

A hunter with his buddy and a giant deer.
Hunting

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

By Bob McNally

no 2 archery buck pennsylvania
Hunting

New No. 2 Pennsylvania Archery Buck Is Finally Recognized

By Bob McNally

Mitch Rompla buck
Hunting

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

By Richard P. Smith

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Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

first deer hunt
Hunting

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

By Ashley Thess

nasal botfly larvae in deer nose
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

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

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

By Katie Hill

A whitetail deer's head peeking over tall grass in a field.
Hunting

How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease

By Alex Robinson

MD hunter recovers stolen buck 14 years later
Hunting

Maryland Hunter Recovers Stolen Buck 14 Years After Killing It

By Bob McNally

private land buck
Hunting

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.
Conservation

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

By Katie Hill

Cynthia Wiford tree stand accident hunting pregnant
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

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

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

Photographs by Henry Hung, Story by Derek Horner

GA crossbow booner buck
Hunting

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

By Bob McNally

Indiana taxidermist arrested and charged with theft, corruption
Hunting

Indiana Taxidermist Arrested After Failing to Return Mounts to Hunters

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

How I Snapped My Big Buck Losing Streak

By Scott Einsmann

north dakota buck
Hunting

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

By Darron McDougal

the hunting public
Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

grado buck feature
Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

biggest bucks
Hunting

The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2022

By Alex Robinson

alex robinson with whitetail buck
Hunting

What It Took to Kill the Biggest Buck of My Life

By Alex Robinson

six point buck
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

Ohio bowhunter 25 point buck late uncle's land
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

kansas buck steals trail cam
Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

Ohio bowhunter 16-point one-eyed whitetail
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

A giant farmland buck.
Hunting

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

By Andrew McKean

Illinois bowhunter shot 22-point whitetail buck
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

the hunting public
Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

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

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

By Grits Gresham

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Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

hunter kills buck shoots antler off
Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

deer hunting opening day
Hunting

20 Deer Hunting Tips for Opening Day

By Tony Hansen

severson iowa buck
Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

Two hunters kneel behind a large buck in the woods.
Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer in the Big Woods

By Hal Blood

riverbottom deer drive
Hunting

How to Run a River Bottom Deer Drive

By Brandon Butler

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

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

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

By Katie Hill

group of male hunters standing over a deer
Hunting

Bond of Brothers: Military Vets Find Healing in the Hunt

By Chuck Thompson

best rut stands
Hunting

The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

old magazine spread
Hunting

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
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

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

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

By Michael Hanback

bowhunter arrows biggest buck falls from stand
Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

rutting whitetail buck
Hunting

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

By Mark Kenyon

Iowa buck
Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

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Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

The Hunting Public SD prairie buck
Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

aging bucks
Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

Angie Kokes spears whitetail buck
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

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
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
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

luke sheets ohio buck
Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

Kainen Rednour shot a 12-point whitetail
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

bowhunting in Kansas
Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

Dan Infalt buck
Hunting

Inside the Mind of the Big Buck Serial Killer

By Josh Honeycutt

old magazine spread of deer camp story in outdoor life
Hunting

Your “Best” Deer Might Be the One You Pass

By Perry Johnson