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Whitetail Deer

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Watch a Rutting Buck Nearly Run Over a Bowhunter

A bowhunter’s in-the-field interview is interrupted when two rutting bucks chase a hot doe right into his path.
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Top 5 Reasons to Harvest a Doe During Early Season

Kip Adams lays out five smart reasons to tag a doe early, even when heat, hunting pressure, and your own excuses tempt you to wait.
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Aiuppa Buck Verified as the Largest Typical Whitetail Ever Taken in the U.S.

Boone and Crockett has officially verified the Sam Aiuppa typical whitetail at 207 7/8 inches, making it the largest typical whitetail ever taken in the United States.
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Food Plot Video: Wait for Rain or Plant Now?

If you’ve planted food plots for whitetails for any length of time, you’ve faced this dilemma: The calendar says you should plant but it’s bone dry. What should you do?
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Top 5 Factors to Boost Early Season Whitetail Success

Early season offers too many windfalls not to exploit.
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No Trespassing Near You?

Why nearby posted land could be your saving grace as a whitetail hunter.
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Video: Whitetail With Its Head Stuck in Water Softener Bag

A Minnesota conservation officer responds to a call about a whitetail wandering around in circles with its head stuck in a water softener bag.
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4 Ways To Whitetail Adventure

Tired of hunting the same old haunts but still need to feed your whitetail addiction? Here’s a look at four very special hunts ready to whet your appetite for adventure.
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3 Key Strategies Used by Fawns to Avoid Predators

Whitetail fawns avoid predators in three key ways, and land managers can use this information — revealed by drones! — in making important habitat decisions.
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Video: Where to Aim on a Quartering-Toward Deer With a Rifle

Beginning deer hunters — and some experienced ones — aim too far back on a quartering-toward whitetail. Here’s how to avoid that critical mistake.
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Video: Is Hunting Whitetails Near Houses Easier?

According to well-known hunter Bill Winke, some whitetails are easier to kill than others because they’ve built up a tolerance for daily human activity.
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Video: Can Whitetails Freeze to Death?

Whitetails are built to survive harsh winters; here’s how they do it.
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Video: Hunter Pets a Bedded Whitetail Doe

The whitetail doe shown in this video isn’t in a petting zoo, so why does she react this way?
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Recurve Bow Video: Big Iowa Whitetail Fooled by Buck Decoy

Hunting over a DSD Posturing Buck decoy, at a range of only 10 yards, Jay Gregory hammers a big Iowa whitetail with his recurve.
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More Wisdom From the Lone Wolf

18 years after a ground-breaking interview, we reconnect with hunt gear-designing, big-buck specialist Andrae D’Acquisto.
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Field Test: Big & J Legit and Dig It Mineral Attractants

Not only will whitetails devour Big & J Legit and Dig It mineral, but they also eat the dirt that has absorbed it.
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Flambeau Boss Babe: The Smartest $140 You Can Spend on Bowhunting Whitetails

Most bowhunters spend a lot of money in pursuit of whitetails, yet the vast majority of them don’t own this affordable doe decoy — and that’s a HUGE mistake!
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Wicked-Weather Whitetails

How to take advantage of nasty conditions in the whitetail woods.