Don’t get it twisted: The classic big-buck destinations are still great. Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois still produce giants every year. Texas deer hunters still kill more whitetails than anyone else. And ...

Your whitetail hunting location may be as expansive as a national forest or as small as an uncle’s 40-acre woodlot. In either ...

According to the National Deer Association, during the 2023-2024 hunting season, U.S. hunters successfully harvested more than 3 million whitetail bucks, thus establishing a new record for mature buck ...

The Closers: 54 Expert Tips on Tagging a Winter Buck Before the Season Ends Some people just know how to get it done in the end—they know how to close Game 7 or run the 2-minute drill or wrap up the ...

Here in Western New York, as soon as the snow starts to leave the hills and fields, it’s time to hunt for “drops,” or whitetail shed antlers. Back in the day “shed hunting” was reserved for a few of ...

UNLESS YOU CONSIDER the impenetrable 30 acres of head-high cattails in the old oxbow slough, the wildest part of this working alfalfa field is the stand of green ash and slag-bark cottonwood trees on ...

As deer hunters begin their journey out into the woods, there are a few safety tips to remember to keep everyone happy and healthy this season. Being safe while hunting begins long before hitting the ...

There is a powerful video on the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation Facebook page that every big game hunter needs to see. More importantly, they should let the obvious message soak in. The video ...