Whitetail Journal

Acorns made up three-quarters of a deer’s diet when those nuts were available. However, that means one-quarter of their diet was something else.

Deer sleep, of course. But their version of sleep is more like dozing. Deer will typically sleep for 30 seconds to a few minutes. Here are a few bedding spots where deer like to do their dozing.

The question might seem like a juvenile one, except plenty of hunters are asking it. Can passing gas on the treestand blow up a promising deer hunt?

Didn’t have much time to scout over the summer? No problem, try one of these five deadly early season whitetail setups.

Once you're convinced you should hunt deer on work days, there's an obvious question that follows: How many vacation days do you have left this year?

Deer hunters: Don't let your stomach guide your mind. Here, we tell you what snacks NOT to take on the treestand, while uncovering hidden downsides of each.

Statistics say that one out of every three hunters who use a treestand will fall sometime during their lives. Many will be seriously injured or killed. Don’t be one of them.

Follow these steps to properly field dress and clean your deer so it's ready for the dinner table.

Here’s why, if your property needs to have some does lopped off it this year, early is better than later.

If you've been on a guided hunt, you know how to act. Or at least you should. If you don't, here's how.

Here are the best ways to pack out game meat when a hunter finds himself in a pleasant pickle: Having a big game animal down far away from easy access.

Don't neglect the little things, because those are the things that'll get ya. Here are some quick tips to create better shooting lanes, and one tool that makes the work easy.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., retired NASCAR driver and deer hunter, had some reflective words about his passion for working the land, which he ranks right up there with deer hunting itself.

You can throw a blind up at the edge of a field, but scouting, camouflaging and doing more of the little things makes deer hunting from a blind worthwhile.

A Pennsylvania Democrat takes up deer hunting to appeal to Trump voters, which has us looking back at one presidential candidate's failed attempt at hunting over a decade ago.

Do you bring along treestand reading on your deer hunts? If so, we have some questions for you. If not, there are a couple of survey questions for you too.

From an Ohio farmer to an eager NASCAR driver, deer hunters from every walk of life ride out the last little bit of this deer season preseason, restless for opening day.