The big-racked, muscled-up brute crashes through cover. Operating like a pedigreed cutting horse, he carves out two rival bucks and sends them packing for distant hills. Quickly, he returns to the ...

A big deer walks out of the thick stuff, eases down the trail, and stops broadside just 20 yards away. He scans the surroundings, sniffs the air, and lip curls for good measure. You loose an arrow and ...

Every fall, you are told the same story about the rut: pick a promising stand, sit tight, and eventually... The post The rut ...

ON A BITTER November afternoon, my neighbor Alan wrapped up his 15-year-old son, Tanner, like Ralphie’s kid brother in A Christmas Story, then put a muzzleloader in his hands and led him to a blind ...

Some years, the difference in deer activity between late October and the first few days of November is so great you almost wonder if deer can read calendars. Just a few years back, I sat on Halloween ...

If there’s anything deer hunters can agree on, it’s that we love to argue. There’s plenty to debate: scent control vs. hunting the wind, treestand vs. saddle hunting, compounds vs. crossbows — the ...

size confirmed that this was no ordinary Pennsylvania whitetail. Then, the heavy-racked buck was there. Once I had a clear view of him, he was already within my range. I had just enough time to draw ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Are you stuck in a hunting rut? Tired of the same old boring routine? Does ...