Whitetail Journal

In an effort to better work with wildlife agencies, lobby lawmakers and shape policy nationwide, several top deer hunting organizations have banded together to pool their strength in an effort to preserve America’s top game species.

The Missouri Department of Conservation uses the annual allotment for several programs, including elk restoration, deer collaring and an angler education program that provides free classes.

Declining habitat and some tough winters have taken a toll on deer. Deer populations remain well below management objectives in most hunting units, and a conservative approach to hunting is needed to help with recovery efforts.

No GPS? No Compass? No Problem! Here are three easy ways to orientate yourself in the woods without the aid of a navigation device.

Ronell Skinner's business is a rarity, albeit a high-demand industry for wilderness communities. He cleans and prepares wildlife skull mounts using flesh-eating dermestid beetles.

Whoa! A downhill skateboarder hits 40 miles per hour when a deer jumps from the edge of the road and smashes right into the rider sending both flying.

A Wyoming hunter sets his sights on calling in a Yellowstone gray wolf. Many miles and hours on horseback later, he’s staring down the barrel at an alpha dog in hot pursuit of his location.

Residents in North Carolina can expect more deer visiting flower beds, dining in vegetable gardens and wandering along roads this spring and summer.

One person was seriously injured and a large 560-pound black bear was killed after a car in north Florida struck the animal and then collided with another vehicle.

If you're interested in hunting bear or elk in Michigan, now is the time to sign up.

North Dakota hunters will not be able to go after mule deer does in the western badlands for a fourth straight year, as officials continue work to boost numbers of the animals that have been impacted by severe winters and the region's energy boom.

Consistent accuracy and reduced noise and vibration are just two of the hallmarks of Darton’s Scorpion crossbow.

Connecticut officials say they plan to euthanize a bear that chased two runners in separate incidents at a game refuge in Granby.

Some predator hunts are just now heating up with the spring green up.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board has voted to ban the possession and use by hunters of natural lures based on deer urine or other fluids.

A crowd of people was trying to cross the Gros Ventre River in boats and on horseback in an annual rush to find antlers shed by elk in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. One horse drowned in the frigid river, which was running higher and faster than usual because of early snowmelt.

A Natchez couple says a juvenile black bear has been hanging out in their yard and snacking at their bird feeders.