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Whitetail Scouting: Get Started Now and Don’t Stop

Collecting data on your local whitetail herd throughout the year will pay big dividends when bowhunting season rolls around next fall.
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Whitetail Hunting Boots: 4 Great Choices From Opening Day to Season’s Close

To hunt effectively throughout the 2020 deer season, the author will rely on four whitetail hunting boots to keep his feet comfortable and dry.
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SHOT Show 2020: 10 Great Gear Items for Whitetail Hunters

Of the thousands of products for whitetail hunters found at SHOT Show 2020, here are 10 that piqued the author’s interest.
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Cuddeback Dual Cell K and CuddeLink Gen 2 System

Part of the new CuddeLink Gen 2 system, the Cuddeback Dual Cell K is the company’s most advanced trail camera to date.
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The Do-It-All Fanny Pack

The fanny pack gets a bad rap among the general public when it comes to fashion, but it still has a prominent place in the whitetail woods.
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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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Snort/Wheeze: A Whitetail Hunter’s No. 1 Long-Range Vocalization

With all due respect to a grunt call, the snort/wheeze is a whitetail hunter’s most effective long-range deer vocalization.
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Whitetail Institute Ravish Radish

Deer hunters who want to offer their whitetails a highly attractive and nutritious forage during fall and winter should consider adding Whitetail Institute Ravish Radish to their food plot plans.
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3 Tips for Sighting-In Firearms at Deer Camp

Don’t assume a scoped rifle, slug gun or muzzleloader is still driving tacks if you traveled to deer camp by airplane. Here are three tips for sighting-in firearms before heading into the field.
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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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Finding Joy (Again) in Whitetail Hunting

Pursuing mature bucks is great, but sometimes getting back to the basics of whitetail hunting and targeting any deer is welcomed.
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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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TruGlo Veros Five-pin Bowsight

Adjustable for right- and left-handed shooters, the TruGlo Veros Five-pin bowsight keeps its fiber-optic pins protected from brush and other elements.
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Skinner Optics SKO-1624 Optic

The compact SKO 1-6x24mm riflescope (SKO-1624) from Skinner Optics has a lighted center dot with six levels of illumination.
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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 Reasons Why You Didn’t Kill a Mature Whitetail Buck

You worked hard during the 2019/2020 deer season, hunted numerous days but still came home without a mature whitetail buck. What happened?