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 ...

Four long years were spent eating tag soup during my annual archery trip to the prairie in search of whitetail and mule deer. In the vast flatland, stalking with nothing more than ankle-high grass as ...

JARED SCHEFFLER’S ideal archery shot on a whitetail buck is either quartering to or facing head-on. He hunts exclusively from the ground. Scheffler shoots a longbow, and he uses heavy arrows that are ...

Wildlife agencies in several states are reviewing proposed deer hunting regulation changes that could expand opportunities in ...

For most whitetail hunters, the West’s steep, conifer-covered mountainsides—as high as 6,000 feet—don’t usually come to mind as ideal whitetail habitat. More like good habitat for muleys. But ...

Indiana has become a top destination for deer hunters to pursue big bucks, like the one David Ray recently took near Bedford. Submitted photo There’s no denying the Midwest is the top whitetail deer ...

When is the best time to hunt deer? Well, the short answer is whenever you can—right now if possible. If the season is open and you’ve got a few hours to yourself, get out there, because there’s no ...

Indiana has become a top destination for deer hunters to pursue big bucks, like the one David Ray recently took near Bedford. Submitted photo There’s no denying the Midwest is the top whitetail deer ...

Being elk and mule deer country, southwest Montana isn’t heralded for booming whitetail herds, much less midwestern-style deer drives, but several had huddled midday in a block of cottonwoods ...

It’s showtime for Texas deer hunters. The 2024-25 general hunting season for white-tailed deer opened statewide 30 minutes before sunrise on Nov. 2. Most whitetail junkies will agree: There is nothing ...

Without the moon, life on Earth might not even be possible. At one quarter the diameter of the Earth and one sixth its gravity, our celestial neighbor plays a critical role in setting marine-life ...