Whitetail Journal

Michael Waddell couldn’t help himself and says it’s time to draw the line. Here he offers his strong opinion on a hunting topic that’s driving him crazy!

Have you ever wondered what steps a taxidermist takes to complete a head-and-shoulder whitetail deer mount? Check out this outstanding video from Ashley Eve.

As hunters and anglers drive to their favorite honey-holes, they often listen to music, and the vast majority choose country. So it’s not surprising that songwriters speak to the outdoors in their lyrics.

Dead Ringer’s Tackdriver Picatinny Bowsight features five micro-adjustable pins and a rugged rail-mounted design for precise, stable aiming.

The VX-4HD 3-12x40mm Hunt-Plex riflescope from Leupold delivers versatile magnification, low-light clarity and rugged reliability.

Nockturnal G-Shift and FIT-Shift lighted nocks are available in eight color options for 2026.

The author has planted Evolved food plot seed in western Wisconsin for two consecutive years. Growing conditions were less than ideal in 2024, and it was a repeat in 2025. Thankfully, the results were better than expected.

Vsling Archery’s Bow Sling is designed to keep bowhunters mobile, hands-free and ready for quick transitions in the field.

Do you think these scarecrows will prevent deer from eating in a garden?

As we’ve done for decades, we asked readers of Bowhunting World magazine to vote for their favorite hunting and archery brands. The manufacturers highlighted here were chosen as Readers’ Choice Awards winners in 54 categories.

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

Late-winter is the perfect time for building, maintaining and improving whitetail bedding areas, and on some properties a technique called “hinge-cutting” works well.

The new-for-2026 TenPoint TX Ultra 29.5 crossbow is everything a hunter can ask for and more.

During fall 2025, the author and his hunting partners field tested five annual seed blends from Mossy Oak BioLogic on three of their western Wisconsin food plots.

The compact Bow-Go Micro 3818 case from Easton Archery provides protection for bows and other archery essentials.

Bear Archery pads proven technologies with a killer new tuning feature and updated cams, unveiling the baddest Bear in the woods.

The author placed a Spypoint Force 24 non-cell trail cam in a deep, heavily-wooded South Dakota river-bottom that doesn’t receive cell service. What did he discover after letting it shoot pics for 3 straight months?