Big Game

YouTube is packed with whitetail hunting videos, and while some of it is a waste of time, other content is outstanding. Here’s my favorite one of 2020.

Take a walk on the wild side. Ditch the donuts and burn up some shoe leather on your next black bear hunt.

If you want a legitimate chance at taking a world-class whitetail buck, you must hunt where such bucks exist.

Should you avoid hiking into whitetail sanctuaries every day of the year? One deer biologist/hunter says, “no.”

With point creep, low draw frequency and expensive application fees, your best bet for filling the freezer isn’t a western big game draw hunt.

As if 2020 couldn’t get any worse, Father Jordan Neeck, a priest in eastern Wisconsin, has been harassed while deer hunting this fall.

Some deer hunters incorrectly believe that when they hear a deer snort, it must be a doe. A mature buck will snort at you, and here's the video proof.

The key to a fulfilling outfitted hunt is choosing the right one for the hunt you want to make as well as your physical and financial limitations.

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.