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Advice on Hunting Small Acreage

Even small plots can become whitetail honey-holes with the right food plot, a box blind or two, and smart hunting strategies that reduce pressure on deer.
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Whitetail Lessons: The Maple Tree Buck

Sometimes we learn more from our failures than our successes. Here is one of the author's most memorable whitetail lessons learned.
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3 Ways To Make Deer Walk Where You Want Them To

No natural funnels where the deer sign is hottest? Make your own and encourage whitetails to walk by your treestand.
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The Path of Least Resistance Is for the Birds

Don't always believe the notorious hunting advice that whitetails take the path of least resistance.
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Deer Love Golden Highways

Whitetails like to travel in depressions behind goldenrod, where they remain hidden — unless you know to look.
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Pros and Cons of Big vs. Small Food Plots

Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to food plots, and for that matter, you shouldn’t be making them in a perfect rectangle, either.
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Passport to Private Land Deer Hunting

A proven (but not necessarily easy) two-step approach to expanding your deer hunting opportunities to private lands filled with whitetails.
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Setting Up a Long-Range Bow for Western Whitetails

Setting up a long-range bow for western whitetails isn’t difficult but it does require a clear understanding of the habitat and targeted subspecies.
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Analyze Trail Cam Pics From Last Whitetail Deer Season

Now is the time to go through trail cam pics from last whitetail deer season to begin building a plan for success this fall.
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Seasonal Food Plots for Whitetails

Create a feed and forage plan with each season in mind, and then set the table for the deer on your property.
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3 Reasons to Use Cellular Trail Cameras

Cellular trail cameras are more expensive than conventional trail cams, but in the author’s opinion, they’re well worth it for these three important reasons.
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Planting Soybeans and Other Legumes for Whitetails

Soybeans and other legumes not only provide high-protein nutrition to deer, they also replenish soil with free fertilizer, too.
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Can You Have Too Many Whitetails? One Midwest Land Manager Says “No.”

Whitetail property owners are usually encouraged to implement a significant doe harvest program, but one Nebraska land manager disagrees.
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Can Antlers Cure Diseases?

Medical scientists are extremely interested in understanding antler development because it could provide clues to treating humans for arthritis, immune disorders and degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis.
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Buying vs. Leasing Whitetail Property

Looking for a new way to fill a deer tag or two? Consider buying or leasing whitetail property and forming your own deer management company. Here’s how.
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Crossbow Review: Barnett HyperGhost 425

The Barnett HyperGhost 425 is compact and fast, providing crossbow hunters with all of the speed and power needed in the field.
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A Look at Long-Range Rifles Past and Present

Long-distance shooting and long-range rifles have fascinated riflemen for more than a century, beginning with the legendary Hawken muzzleloader.
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How Shed Antlers Can Help Your Whitetail Hunting

The world’s greatest Easter egg hunt for shed antlers is right outside your door and begins at the gate of your nearest whitetail hunting property.
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Understanding Whitetail Deer Movement

Understanding whitetail deer movement, especially for mature bucks, is a continual process. Learn how to stay in hot pursuit.
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When Is the Peak of the Whitetail Rut?

Predicting the peak of the whitetail rut in your area is most accurately done with aid of a fetus scale.
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Where to Find Shed Antlers

Lace up your boots, grab some water and stretch your legs while enjoying one of the best times to be in the woods. As a bonus, pick up some shed antlers!
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Scouting Tip: The Best Time to Visit a Whitetail Sanctuary

Do you stay out of a whitetail sanctuary on your property year-round? If so, that’s a mistake.
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How to Organize a Treestand Pack

Don’t let a cluttered treestand pack cost you a shot a whitetail. Get organized now to save a headache later.
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Winter Scouting for Whitetails

Put your boots to work, read deer sign this late winter and spring, and learn more about where whitetail bucks will be next fall.
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Whitetail Hunters: Is There an Offseason?

Just because whitetail season has come to close doesn’t mean you have to stop thinking about — and prepping for — this upcoming fall deer hunt.
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3 Great Whitetail Draw States: Strategize Now!

Want to waylay a whopper whitetail? Consider playing the draw in these three whitetail hotbeds.
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Move to a Whitetail Mecca

Are you prepared to pack all of your belongings, load the family and move for better whitetail hunting? If so, here’s a little insight into making such a move.
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Carbine. Or Is It Carabine?

Once a rifle, it became a short rifle. But it’s not quite that either. Cavalry used it. Why not you?
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Keep Whitetail Bucks on Your Land

Don’t let your hard work, time, energy and strict whitetail harvest criteria disappear with the simple jump of a fence.
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Crossbow Review: Carbon Express X-Force PileDriver

The Carbon Express X-Force PileDriver is based on a long lineage of dependable and accurate crossbows and is exceptionally budget-friendly.