Whitetail
The 5 Biggest Non-Typical Bucks Ever ‘Picked Up’ in The Boone and Crockett Club
You might be familiar with some of the biggest bucks ever killed, named after hunters that bagged them. The Hanson Buck, the largest typical whitetail that still sits atop the record books. Or the Butcher Buck, the second biggest non-typical ever taken, with a rack that looks more like a geological...
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Research Shows Wild Pigs Affect Deer Movement
Wild hogs and deer don’t exactly mix. At least, that’s what any number of deer hunters or landowners in pig country will tell you. If you have experience hunting around wild hogs, then you probably have surmised as much. While anecdotal evidence might seem to support certain theories in the hunting...
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Milo Hanson is Gone, But His Record Buck Still Stands
Some lucky deer hunter will eventually shoot a whitetail with antlers bigger than those atop the buck Milo Hanson killed Nov. 23, 1993, near his Saskatchewan farm. With a certified score of 213-5/8 inches, Hanson’s 14-point buck became the world-record “typical” whitetail during the Boone and...
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New York Adopts New Regulations to Increase Antlerless Harvest
When most people think of New York, deer hunting might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But this fall, roughly 500,000 resident hunters and another 40,000 nonresidents will take to the state's woods in pursuit of whitetails. This year, however, they'll have a few new regulations to follow...
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Moultrie Edge 4 Solar: First Look
Moultrie’s new Edge 4 Solar looks to mitigate the problem all trail cameras share—battery life. Between the new, larger solar panel and the included rechargeable battery, you can reduce your battery budget and trips to change them out. Moultrie’s newest version of the Edge doesn’t reinvent the wheel...
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What I Learned about Whitetails from Year-Round Trail Camera Use
It wasn’t intentional, but I’m glad I did it. Over the last couple of seasons, I put out my usual summer trail cameras to gather pre-season intel. Some, I re-upped on batteries, while others just ran until they couldn’t. A few, built with solar panels, kept a charge through the North Country winter...
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Is Summer Scouting Overrated?
After hauling my two daughters through spider webs, oppressive heat, and a few meltdowns to drop a new trail camera at one of my hunting spots, I started reconsidering whether or not my summer scouting efforts were worth it. While summer scouting might benefit you come October, do you really need to...
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Why You Should Swap Your Compound for A Trad Bow This Season
For most of my bowhunting career, I've carried a compound bow. But the very first time I toted a bow to the whitetail woods, I carried a borrowed Bear recurve. No deer were harmed on that first day, but I’ll never forget the feeling of walking into the woods with that lightweight recurve at my side...
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Will Technology Ruin Deer Hunting in the Future?
As an admitted bass geek, I paid somewhat close attention to the latest Bassmaster Classic, which was held on the Tennessee River earlier this year. A relative newcomer to the scene, Dylan Nutt, took top honors in that prestigious tournament with a three-day bag weighing nearly 67 pounds. The win...
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Wildlife Management
Hunting Personality Under Scrutiny After Video Shows Him Stab a Wounded Coyote
A well-known hunter is in hot water over a controversial video showing him stab a wounded coyote with a knife. The graphic video, which was originally leaked to Cowboy State Daily by a private investigator, depicts Aaron Snyder approach a wounded coyote, pull it from a bush, kick it to the ground...
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Colorado Turkey Hunter Still Missing After Massive 6-Day Search
Update: On Saturday April 25, volunteers discovered Kaden Sites’s body near Tabeguache Creek about 1.5 miles from his truck. Authorities do not suspect self harm or foul play at this time but noted that the investigation is still ongoing. “There was always a measure of hope that Kaden would be found...
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Photos: Record-Book Whitetail Found Dead in Ohio
Jason Kline has been hunting a once-in-a-lifetime whitetail in northwest Ohio for the last four seasons. That pursuit came to an end this weekend when Kline finally got his hands on the buck’s rack—but it wasn’t the conclusion he hoped for. Kline found the long-expired buck while shed hunting on...
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Official Scorers Confirm New West Virginia Whitetail Record
Jody Dalton killed a massive whitetail with his bow in Wyoming County, West Virginia, on Nov. 6, 2020. He speculated it would beat the current state record of 188 ⅞ inches but needed to wait 60 days to get an official score. On Jan. 13, 2021, official scorers measured the buck at West Virginia...
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Father Fatally Shoots Son in Ohio Hunting Accident
Here’s a tragic reminder that wearing blaze orange and knowing your target are so important. Last week during Ohio’s week-long rifle deer season, a father accidentally shot and killed his son during their annual hunting trip in Delaware County. The incident occurred while the father-son duo was...
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