Entries Tagged deer hunting

Smoking can be very beneficial to deer hunters — not cigarettes or cigars, but smoke baths. Smoke can cover your scent effectively in certain urban and suburban areas where deer are used to the smell of smoke.

With deer season approaching, wildlife officials in southwest Washington say hunters will have a better shot if they find out where the bucks are heading for water.

“There's no way I could do any of this without their help,'' John Norton said from his blind, where he hunted for the afternoon but did not get a deer. “I couldn't walk out here and I sure couldn't load a deer up and get it out of here.''

Grand View Outdoors has pulled together hunting strategies, shooting tips and gear advice from a panel of experts that'll help you be more successful when the weather’s warm, the bugs are biting and the deer still don’t know what’s coming.

The state cut the number of permits down from 37,185 permits last year.

A group of deer in southern Oregon might be grabbing for the Doritos after chowing down on a field of industrial hemp.

Unbroken, mature forests offer little in the way of food or cover for whitetails. But a power line slicing through such sterile environments provides miles of prime edge habitat with both abundant shelter and food such as tender forbs, berries, shrubs, and saplings.

At any time, one oak species or another may be dropping the most acorns on different areas of your hunting property. The key to knowing where to hunt is realizing that different oak species thrive in different habitats and they shed their nuts at different times.

South Carolina wildlife officials are holding a series of public meetings to get input on proposed legislation that would limit deer hunting in the state.

Maine hunters are getting ready for a Sept. 9 deer hunting draw that will apportion a significantly reduced number of permits.

Firearm seasons can be one of the best times of the year to score with a bow. Stick to your “guns” and take advantage of hunting pressure.

For almost 20 years, West Virginia has allowed state-sanctioned urban whitetail hunts to lower deer populations and to reduce damage to residents' property caused by deer.

We all know youth are the future of hunting, but in today's fast-paced, technology-driven world, how do you make sure deer hunting appeals to kids?