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3 Year-Round Supplements for Whitetails

To ensure good health for bucks, does and fawns, it pays to supplement a whitetail’s natural diet with essential vitamins and minerals.
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Fertilizing Mast Trees for Deer

Did you know you can encourage select mast trees to produce bumper acorn crops year after year? Here’s how.
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Poachers Caught When Undead Whitetail Deer Wakes Up in Truck

Two men in New York were caught by authorities after a whitetail deer they shot illegally jumped out of their pickup.
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Making Deer Beds

Just as we can affect whitetail feeding locations with food plots and more desirable native forages, we can also have a significant affect on deer bedding locations.
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New Jersey Has Too Many Whitetail Deer?

New Jersey lawmakers are trying to find solutions to a problem whitetail deer population estimated at 120-140 per square mile.
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Spring Bear Season Has Finally Arrived

Spring bear hunting seasons provide great opportunities for hunters to get into the woods. Here are some reminders for safety tips around bears.
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6 Top Flagship Bows for 2019

If you’re in the market for a new compound this year, then check out our first impressions of the newest flagship bows on the market.
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Winning the War With Food Plot Weeds

When and how to mow, disk and spray your whitetail food plots to keep weeds from taking over.
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Deer Hunters: 3 Affordable and Beneficial Habitat Improvements

You don’t have to be a food plot farmer to improve habitat for whitetails.
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2019 Mathews Tactic

The Mathews Tactic doesn’t cost as much as some other new-for-2019 models in the company’s lineup, but this compact compound is still packed with features.
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Reality Check: Are Food Plots Worth the Time, Effort and Money?

Food plots aren’t necessary to have a successful deer season, but they can help — sometimes immensely. Here’s how to manage your love/hate relationship with planting, growing and hunting food plots.
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Whitetail Hunters: Don’t Skip Important Spring Projects

Now is the time to get rolling on spring food plots and other work in prep for whitetail hunting season.
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Public-Land Hunting Spots Most Deer Hunters Overlook

Uncovering good public-land hunting spots near your home or campsite sometimes just requires a new attitude or fresh perspective.
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10 Top Trail Cameras

Summer — and antler growing season — is just around the corner. If you want to keep a close watch on your local whitetails, then check out one of these 10 top trail cameras.
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How Many Black Bears Live in Alabama?

Auburn University has received a $1.1 million grant to study denning behavior in Alabama's black bear population and its impact on reproduction and cub survival.
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Primal Treestands Emergency Descender

Hanging in a safety harness after a fall from a treestand for too long can be fatal. The Emergency Descender from Primal Treestands lowers a hunter to the ground automatically after a fall.
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How To Draw In Deer If You Don't Have Food Plots

If you don't have food plots on your property or don't want them, there are other habitat improvements you can make that keep deer hanging around.