Classic conditions like those are what many of us live for, but the fact of the matter is that plenty of mature bucks are daylighting throughout the season — especially, during bad-weather when many ...

Toby and Lori Hughes measured the magnificent antlers for Buckmasters’ record book, arriving at 204 7/8 inches. The rack fell into the system’s semi-irregular category, an in-between classification — ...

Come late summer or early fall, if bucks have not yet taken advantage, it’s time to put the icing on the cake: Build a mock scrape underneath your tree. This fall, at some point, most every buck using ...

Fourteen-year-old Hunter Windsor needs an eighth day of the week whenever he’s aching to trade football and baseball gear for camouflage. The high school freshman from West Portsmouth, Ohio, otherwise ...

For most deer hunters, the dawn of a new year is the perfect time to dream big and plan for the upcoming fall. If you’re looking for inspiration, here’s a goal worth considering make 2025 the year you ...

So you didn’t bag the trophy buck you worked so hard to encounter this past fall? How energizing would it be for your 2025 prep, to know a local giant or two made it through your state’s many hunting ...

Which is right for you depends on how you use it. As more people try to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels, electric and hybrid automobiles are becoming available and more popular. The same is ...

Q: I’ve been told that can calls are very effective at calling in deer. I’m wondering when the best time to use it would be and how often. A: Biologists have identified approximately 12 distinct ...

Whitetail deer, the graceful icons of North America's woodlands, are full of intriguing mysteries waiting to be unraveled. Among these enigmatic features is the interdigital gland, nestled between ...

They do things a little differently in the South, and that includes gutting deer. QUESTION: I am from the Northeast and went down South last year to hunt for the first time. The guys I hunted with ...

Got a gun that kicks too hard or just doesn’t feel right? Here are the common problems ... and solutions. Most hunters have a notion of how much a rifle should weigh, but think that balance and stock ...

In the past, the rut in Alabama has been a mysterious phenomenon. The breeding activity of white-tailed deer in one part of the state doesn’t necessarily coincide with the rutting activity in other ...