Whitetail Deer

Never used a deer decoy? Here are six tips for luring a buck into shooting range. At times a decoy works so well that it feels like cheating!

Global warming may be fact, it may be fiction — but it’s been really hot during the whitetail rut the past couple of seasons. Here’s how to beat it.

When a deer is under your treestand, it’s critical to know where to aim for your arrow to penetrate both lungs.

How to make your next treestand or ground blind disappear right before a whitetail’s eyes.

Beating the dreaded “October lull” requires understanding the massive changes in the whitetail woods, then adjusting your strategy to stay one step ahead of your quarry.

When it comes to cooking venison backstrap over an open fire, Dan Fitzgerald demonstrates a unique — and surprising — technique.

If you want to be in the driver’s seat this fall on public land, then check out these four out-of-the-ordinary whitetail strategies.

Some whitetail hunters always climb at least 20 feet in a tree, while others rarely go more than 15. Is higher always better?

Wildlife Biologist Kip Adams shares facts about whitetail fawns that you never knew, and details one fawn survival act performed by whitetail mothers that is nothing short of shocking.

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy delivers important how-to bowhunting advice in a way you’ve never seen before.

Events showcasing several hundred mature whitetail bucks are the perfect places to practice your field judging skills.

There have been untold numbers of articles written about how to kill more and bigger whitetails. Most of this content is average — and much of it is a complete waste of time. Here’s the author’s No. 1 pick.

A recent report by the National Deer Association shows that 88 percent of the whitetails killed in America are taken on private land.

Volunteer firefighters rescue a legendary big buck that fell through the ice on the Red Lake River in northwestern Minnesota.

Bowhunting whitetails is a season-long chess match, and your chance of winning goes up if you make smart moves every time you enter the woods.

In terms of whitetail hunting videos — and special stories — this one is tough to beat.

Think you know how to tell a 2.5-year-old whitetail buck from a 3.5-year-old? Or a 3.5-year-old from a 4.5-year-old? Take the buck aging test to find out.

The actions you take immediately after hitting a whitetail can determine whether you ultimately find or lose a deer.

The author explains why some bucks grow “funkadelic” antlers, which he strongly prefers over symmetrical racks.

A decent-size whitetail buck steps onto a picked cornfield, and a youth hunter fires his .308 bolt-action. What happens next has to be seen to be believed.

When whitetail pursuits take a turn for the worse, thick skin and perseverance are adversity’s best medicines.

Do you know how to properly debone a deer? Here’s how Kip Adams from the National Deer Association tackles the job.

Many states work with landowners to open their private property to public hunting. Here’s how to take advantage of these amazing opportunities.

Many hunters don’t understand the exact location of a whitetail’s lungs. This bowhunt from New York provides a good lesson in whitetail anatomy.

When two bucks fight for dominance, the result can sometimes be deadly.

Skinning a deer isn’t rocket science, but many hunters struggle with the task. Here’s how to skin a deer quickly without getting hair on the meat.

A massive scientific study from Auburn University sheds light on how whitetail bucks pattern hunters and then change their movement patterns around food plots.

Some highly successful big-buck hunters believe that moon position — not to be confused with moon phase — can be a significant factor in whitetail deer movement.

Whitetail bucks change their behavior during pre-rut, rut and post-rut, so you must adapt your game plan, too.