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When Is the Best Time to Deer Hunt?

Say you only have one precious week’s vacation this fall, and you plan to cash it in chasing whitetails. Schedule accordingly so you're in the woods during the best time to deer hunt.
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First Look: Kimber Adds More Calibers for Mountain Ascent Rifle

Kimber has added a few calibers in its lightweight Mountain Ascent line for 2019 along with outfitting it in the snazzy Subalpine camo pattern.
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Bob Robb's Tips For Hunting Whitetails During The Rut

Despite all the research and data, whitetail behavior during the rut remains unpredictable. The best way to counter that is to keep your game plan simple.
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Rules For Bowhunting The Whitetail Rut

There’s no better time to chase whitetails than November in the Midwest, but there are factors for hunting during this season that should be understood.
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Seven Ways to Beat Unseasonably Warm Weather During the Deer Rut

For unseasonably warm weather during the deer rut, target areas near bedding thickets, hyper-focus on water and stay far, far away from open-country food plots.
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Seven Ways to Beat Unseasonably Warm Weather During the Deer Rut

For unseasonably warm weather during the deer rut, target areas near bedding thickets, hyper-focus on water and stay far, far away from open-country food plots.
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7 Ways to Beat Unseasonably Warm Weather During the Deer Rut

For unseasonably warm weather during the deer rut, target areas near bedding thickets, hyper-focus on water and stay far, far away from open-country food plots.
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Your Complete Guide to Spot-And-Stalk Hunting

From basic tips written for beginners to advanced tactics and techniques, we’ve put it all together in this complete guide to spot-and-stalk hunting.
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Is There Actually A Second Rut?

After the rut, should you continue to hunt your best rut stands or focus on afternoon feeding patterns? The answer could surprise you.
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A Traditional Bowhunting Film: 163 Miles

Join a Maryland archer who captures the essence of why so many of us are die-hard deer hunters, regardless of choice in bowhunting gear.
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Five Still-Hunting Locations For The Peak Of The Rut

Where to set up to get a shot at your next buck.
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12 Tips for Bowhunting the Rut

Learn how to create shot opportunities on the buck you''ve always wanted.
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How Popular Are Deer Hunter Halloween Costumes?

These 10 states will have more people dressing in deer hunter Halloween costumes than those living in any other states! Plus, Twitter gives us some costume ideas.
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Second Mississippi Deer Tests Positive for CWD as Disease Spreads

A second deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mississippi less than 50 miles from a neighboring state.
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Deadly Deer Tactics: Finding the Whitetail ‘X’

Years of trial-and-error on mature whitetail bucks have taught the author a four-step process for pinpointing high-percentage stand locations.
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How High Should I Hang My Treestand?

A treestand that is 20 feet up and 25 yards out from the trail gives you a higher percentage chance of hitting both lungs as opposed to a 30-foot shot at the same distance.
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10 Solutions for Rut-Hunting Problems

The deer rut is supposed to be "easy," right? Well, it doesn't always go as planned. Here are 10 solutions to hunting problems you might run into during the whitetail rut.