Nebraska Buck Confirmed as State Record, Biggest U.S. Typical in 39 years.
Four traditional lever-action rifles made for today’s deer hunters.
Steven Tisdale tagged this giant buck during New Mexico’s antelope bow season. Here’s the story, in photos.
Take a look at the racks on some bucks recently found dead in the Midwest. It's a bittersweet find, but at least the animals are honored by shed hunters.
When you can't bring your kids to a deer camp, try bringing the camp to them. Editor-at-Large T. Edward Nickens reports on the creation of a family tradition -- and how it's helping his son and daughter grow up to appreciate the outdoors.
Table of Contents Scouting
Lesson One: Know Your Area
Lesson Two: Trail Camera Use
Lesson Three: Studying Bucks Patterning Big Bucks
Lesson one: Identify Your Buck
Lesson Two: Monitoring Food
Lesson Three: Surprise Visits Calling In Bucks
Lesson One: Sound Check
Lesson Two: Peak Conditions
Lesson Three: Your Calling Setup Hunting On The Ground
Lesson One: Big-Buck Tracks
Lesson Two: Reading the Trail
Lesson Three: Still-Hunting
You're not Bill Heavey. When you miss the one shot you get all season, you don't write about it and get fan mail and a check. Your friends and family look at you contemptuously. Your dog pees on your boots. Or vice versa. That's why I'm here. I am the Anti-Heavey, come to help you triumph this season. Click through the slides at left to learn how to connect in 10 difficult situations.
You want to score this season? Then you need to know that there are four distinct phases to the rut.
There's the early pre-rut, from October 22 to November 1; the seek-and-chase period, November 2 to 13; peak breeding, November 14 to 25; and the post-rut, November 26 to December 5. Each phase has different characteristics, and each should be hunted differently.
There are also key dates in every phase, prime days when you need to be in the woods, hunting your butt off. The slides at right tell you when they are this year, and give tips on how to hunt them. Study them, learn them, use them. October 22
October 31
November 4
November 7
November 14
November 25
December 5
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Week of May 15 (15 tips)
Week of May 8 (15 tips)
Week of May 1 (15 tips)