Some years Veterans Day appears as the hottest time, with grunting bucks and chasing, torn up rubs and scrapes, deer-car ...

The big-racked, muscled-up brute crashes through cover. Operating like a pedigreed cutting horse, he carves out two rival bucks and sends them packing for distant hills. Quickly, he returns to the ...

This type of ambush spot is worth your time and effort in trying to locate, even if it means hunting public land instead of a small private piece with limited options.

Every fall, you are told the same story about the rut: pick a promising stand, sit tight, and eventually... The post The rut ...

ON A BITTER November afternoon, my neighbor Alan wrapped up his 15-year-old son, Tanner, like Ralphie’s kid brother in A Christmas Story, then put a muzzleloader in his hands and led him to a blind ...

If there’s anything deer hunters can agree on, it’s that we love to argue. There’s plenty to debate: scent control vs. hunting the wind, treestand vs. saddle hunting, compounds vs. crossbows — the ...

A big deer walks out of the thick stuff, eases down the trail, and stops broadside just 20 yards away. He scans the surroundings, sniffs the air, and lip curls for good measure. You loose an arrow and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Are you stuck in a hunting rut? Tired of the same old boring routine? Does ...

It was the heart of the breeding season one fall when I shot a nice buck in the act of rubbing a tree. I didn’t pay much attention to this at first. But when it happened a second time, I realized that ...

Deer are some of the most interesting mammals on the planet. The way they move, feed, operate and interact with one another is truly fascinating.