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Big-Timber Whitetails of the Northwest

Big-timber whitetails of the rugged Northwest are ready and waiting. Are you up for the ultimate archery whitetail challenge?
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Whitetail Bowhunters: Best to Shoot With a Quiver On or Off?

Most whitetail deer hunters remove their quiver after climbing into a treestand. Do you? If so, maybe you should rethink your choice.
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Debatable Shot Angles

What determines your shoot or don’t shoot decisions? Consider these debatable shot angles — what would you do?
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Tree Thrasher Deer Call

The new Tree Thrasher deer call imitates three specific sounds a buck makes: making rubs, pawing at scrapes and thrashing trees and saplings.
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5 Proven Scent Control Products for Fooling a Buck’s Nose

From mud room to treestand, these five scent control products can help you get bowhunting-close to a wary whitetail.
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What Are These Terrifying Hairless Tumors on Squirrels?

Commonly called wolves or warbles, the larvae of the botfly is a nightmarish parasite that grows on or in the bodies of squirrels, rabbits and other mammals.
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Are You Aiming at the Wrong Spot on a Broadside Whitetail?

Do you aim a few inches behind a broadside deer’s near front leg and low on its chest? Bad idea . . .
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A Thanksgiving Dining Debate for Outdoorsmen

The author and his father remember the best food they've ever had on a Canadian fishing trip.
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A Traditional Bowhunting Film: 163 Miles

Join a Maryland archer who captures the essence of why so many of us are die-hard deer hunters, regardless of choice in bowhunting gear.
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How Popular Are Deer Hunter Halloween Costumes?

These 10 states will have more people dressing in deer hunter Halloween costumes than those living in any other states! Plus, Twitter gives us some costume ideas.
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Second Mississippi Deer Tests Positive for CWD as Disease Spreads

A second deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mississippi less than 50 miles from a neighboring state.
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Deadly Deer Tactics: Finding the Whitetail ‘X’

Years of trial-and-error on mature whitetail bucks have taught the author a four-step process for pinpointing high-percentage stand locations.
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Bowhunting Pre-Rut Bucks —Part 2

Eight ways to shoot for early deer season success.