If you come up empty in the western big game draws but still want to bowhunt out West, here are some alternative ways to put a tag in your pocket.

The whitetail rut is a magical time to be in the woods — especially in Iowa. And you won’t believe the size of this palmated buck, which walks directly under the bowhunter.

The new Bedded Doe Decoy from DSD looks so realistic that in the author’s opinion, rutting bucks won’t stand a chance.

In the author’s opinion, the video by Jared Mills of mature whitetail bucks feeding — and fighting! — on January 9th in an unpicked soybean field — during a southern Iowa blizzard — is the best he’s ever seen. And yes, Jared finally arrows the biggest buck.

The good, the bad — and the ugly — whitetail clients who occupy a permanent spot in one longtime outfitter’s memory.

With the clock ticking down on a southwest Texas scimitar-horned oryx hunt, it was do or die on the final morning.

Professional bass angler Gerald Swindle is a diehard deer hunter, and in this video he explains why. It’s not about killing an animal.

Believe it or not, the primary reason you were unsuccessful at killing a big buck this whitetail season is because you were hunting with a dull ax.

When it comes to rare encounters in the whitetail woods, this one must rank very near the top.

The author has changed his mind when it comes to avoiding sanctuaries during the whitetail rut. Here’s why.