Whitetail Journal

For many deer hunters, the whitetail rut is their favorite time of the year because mature bucks come out of hiding in search for a hot doe.

In a day when heavily managed private lands are the norm and hunters don’t kill a specific buck unless they “have a history” with the animal, this story serves as a reminder about what’s most important.

Known for its iconic broadheads, Rocky Mountain has entered the crossbow market with three new models.

To up your whitetail rut game, here are a few amendments for your playbook to consider.

Can one bowhunter recover from blowing the shot of a lifetime, regroup and come back to find success?

Crossbow hunters with an eye for innovation will instantly be drawn to Gearhead’s new X-16 series of crossbows.

Identify the variables and create a plan to make them more predictable to make this year’s rut sits more reliable.

Mathews Archery recently announced its new flagship compound for 2020. The bow is called the VXR, and it comes in two lengths: 28 and 31.5 inches.

A “suicide squeeze” is a baseball play where the batter bunts, sacrificing himself at first base so the third-base runner can score. In bowhunting, it pertains to rutting bucks traveling through funnels occupied by bowhunters. Execute the play this November to score a wall-hanger buck.

High-speed arrows penetrating too deep into a bag target is not a problem with the Delta McKenzie Speed Bag 500.

When topography and foliage mix perfectly, the coupling creates natural funnels that concentrate rutting buck movement.

Going airborne, as you would for whitetails, in the right locations and under the right circumstances can yield big results on mule deer.

Bumping whitetails as you leave an afternoon stand is never a good thing. Here’s how to avoid this common mistake.

These two bucks get caught fighting on camera before one of them gets a little too close in the heat of the moment.

There’s more to predator control than picking off the occasional coyote.

FeraDyne Outdoors partners on a photo contest with Tom Miranda and the Lazy CK Ranch in Texas.

Hunters looking for warm and 100 percent waterproof footwear should check out the new Thorogood Infinity FD Rubber Boots.