Deer

Just ask any rural gardener what not to plant when you have hungry deer in the neighborhood. The most likely response will be peas.

As you're planning this year's food plots for deer, consider the pros and cons of annuals versus perennials.

Scrape secrets revealed to help decipher fiction from fact regarding the rut’s most alluring buck sign can help deer hunters put more bone on the ground.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host special public meetings concerning chronic wasting disease in Fort Smith and Springdale.

Most often it's injury that causes weird deer antlers. These injuries can range from leg wounds to tears in the antler velvet.

Start now and you've got all spring and summer to plan your road trip. To help out, we've narrowed a long list of options down to 10 of the best deer-hunting ground in the U.S.

Need a great deer rifle that can withstand harsh weather and demanding backcountry conditions? Read on. We've found eight great options for 2018.

Get step-by-step instructions and watch the short video to learn how to remove a deer's backstraps.

A study covering the latest deer hunting trends was recently released by the Quality Deer Management Association. It's 68 pages of data and whitetail harvest information. Here's what stood out at first glance.

Small pockets of excellent whitetail habitat are found in nearly every community. Finding these little gems can provide excellent hunting for unpressured bucks.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will host the annual gathering of the top deer researchers and managers in the Southeast and beyond, Feb. 19-21 in Nashville. The 41st Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group at the Millenium Maxwell House Hotel will bring to Music City biologists, managers, and researchers who oversee the management of the country’s most popular game animal. “We are excited and looking forward to hosting this gathering of our friends and professional peers,” said Ed Carter, executive director of the TWRA. “Deer are important to our entire country for many reasons and this group is vital in helping share knowledge and expertise that helps properly manage them.” The SEDSG  meets annually to share the latest information on white-tailed deer research and management.  Meetings provide a forum to share research results, management strategies, and foster discussions. The theme of this year’s meeting will focus on the management of white-tailed deer at the statewide scale and what a responsible, defendable state agency deer management program entails. Hosting the meeting is a responsibility that rotates annually among each of the SEDSG’s 17 member states which include: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. However, the meeting regularly has presenters and/or attendees from states outside the Southeast including Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Also featured at the meeting will be an exhibit of many of the largest bucks ever harvested in Tennessee. More than 60 deer mounts have been loaned to TWRA. “To the best of our knowledge this is the largest and most geographically comprehensive exhibit of top-ranking bucks ever assembled in the state of Tennessee,” said Dale Grandstaff, TWRA District 21 Law Enforcement captain. Although there is a registration fee to attend the SEDSG meeting, the event is open to all deer enthusiasts. More information about this year’s meeting may be found by visiting the event website at regonline.com/sedeerstudygroup2018.

A whitetail collected on Jan. 25, 2018, in Issaquena County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. To date, CWD has been confirmed in 24 states, three Canadian provinces and two foreign countries.

You can't beat the convenience of a deer rifle that comes with a pre-mounted scope. If you're in the market, consider these four great package rifles.

It won't be long before hunters are out scouting for shed antlers. Why not train your dog to find and fetch them? Here are a few quick tips.

You don’t need us to tell you that a deer’s sense of smell is its primary defense. But what exactly makes a deer’s nose so good?

From behavior in the summer months to how the buck responds to hunting pressure, Penn State University researchers recently posted new findings on how a deer uses its territory.

The escalating impact of CWD's threat to deer can be measured by the growing coverage coming from publications outside of the hunting community, with today’s New York Times piece only the latest of such coverage.