Big Game

The second rut is real, and in the Midwest and North, it takes place from late November through mid-December.

December can be a challenging time for whitetails throughout much of the their range, and the hunting can be feast or famine, based largely on food and pressure.

Three cross-country bowhunts to Iowa over many years finally give the author the chance of a lifetime on a massive buck — and he’s unable to draw his compound! And then the situation gets worse.

No matter how well you dress during frigid conditions, you won’t be completely warm on stand. For late-season whitetails, the key is managing the cold.

Create a strategy to take advantage of love-sick whitetail bucks.

Schedule your whitetail rut vacation for peak daylight buck activity.

Is hunting whitetail deer with a stick and string starting to feel like work? If so, it might be time to get your joy back.

The key to a successful whitetail ambush is not showing your deer stand.

For maximum comfort while deer hunting from a treestand, wear your full-body safety harness under an outermost jacket or parka.

Justin Gordon's velvet mule deer scored 324 3/8" and is the Pope & Young world record for the category.

Whitetails identify and avoid predators by using their eyes, ears and nose, but they rely most on their sense of smell to survive. Here are five rules for how to hunt the wind and avoid detection by a whitetail’s nose.

Hunters killed about 500 more black bears during the 2020 season, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Hunting small cover for big bucks requires deer hunters to take a fresh look at their situation and use tactics outside of the whitetail norm. Here's how.

Even small plots can become whitetail honey-holes with the right food plot, a box blind or two, and smart hunting strategies that reduce pressure on deer.

Approaching the whitetail rut with a solid game plan maximizes your chance for a close-range shooting opportunity.

Up next in our ongoing series on our best and worst outdoors experiences, Product Editor Gordy Krahn shares a rollercoaster of a tale in the whitetail woods.

Online scouting is certainly important and helpful, but it doesn’t replace boots-on-the-ground scouting.