National Deer Association Articles

When you take the time to respond to hunting surveys, you're making a difference for yourself and future generations of hunters.

Whitetail fawns avoid predators in three key ways, and land managers can use this information — revealed by drones! — in making important habitat decisions.

Whitetails are built to survive harsh winters; here’s how they do it.

Unfortunately, bowhunters don’t make perfect double lung or heart shots every time. Here’s how to proceed if you hit a deer in the paunch.

During the pre-rut, whitetail bucks make numerous scrapes. But not all scrapes are created equal when it comes to hunting near them.

A deep dive into the cellular trail cam debate.

Killing a mature whitetail buck isn’t always as easy as hunting over these clues.

Using drones to scout and hunt game is unethical, but what about their use to locate a big game animal that has been shot?

Don’t let your deer hunting strategy become as stagnant as the summer air. When whitetails react, you must adapt.

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.

Evan Barrett — a professional chef who hunts — reveals his secrets for grilling the perfect venison backstrap.

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.

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

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

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.

Conducting a small and safe prescribed fire can help you improve deer habitat within shooting range of your treestand.

Public land whitetail hunters must think differently than their private land counterparts when it comes to capturing decent images of bucks — and avoiding trail cam theft and vandalism.

Kimber donates handguns and rifles to Ukraine, Idaho becomes 50th state to allow lighted nocks and mechanical broadheads, and the National Deer Association’s 2021 Field to Fork Report.

Which sound from the following predators is most alarming to feeding whitetails: dogs, coyotes, wolves, cougars or humans? An extensive study with trail cams in Georgia hoped to find the answer.

An estimated harvest of 3,041,544 bucks during the 2020 whitetail season is the most since 1999.

A massive study in southwest Texas indicates that culling “inferior” whitetail bucks isn’t the best way to build a better buck herd.

Too little of a good thing is a bad thing. Concerning whitetail habitat, is more of a good thing better?

Recent studies show that mowing perennial food plots actually reduces the total amount of high-quality forage for whitetails.