THE FIRST DEER I ever killed came to me, but I was in a good place, walking a few steps at a time and making frequent stops, and looking more than moving. Otherwise I wouldn’t have seen him. That’s a ...

North-central Pennsylvania’s Tioga County is rugged rolling terrain that holds plenty of whitetail deer. And on the November ...

Longtime deer hunter and outdoor writer Ben East explains the biggest mistakes both deer and deer hunters make in the woods.

The rest is detailed at the outset. Clearly, the inconsistency of deer hunting can move in multiple directions. Somehow ...

Pressured deer are not mythical ghosts that vanish at the first hint of boot tracks, but a lot of... The post The biggest ...

When deer hunting and snow covers the ground, I often forego typical stand hunting and instead trust my hunting instincts, senses and reflexes (but mostly my camouflage), and still-hunt. A still-hunt ...

When you loose an arrow or squeeze a trigger on a whitetail, the real test of your skills starts... The post Illinois just ...

Those of us who claim to love animals (and I count myself as one) are often faced with a case of hypocrisy when it comes to the cycle of life.

For some hunters, the very end of the season becomes more enjoyable and rewarding. Here are tips for the holiday hunt.

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 ...

Smith pled guilty to three counts of Illegal Take, Possession, or Destruction of Wildlife, one count of Statewide Big Game ...