Whitetail
Whitetail
Video: Deer Carcass Completely Decomposes in 5 Days
“In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled.”
The famous quote from scientist David Suzuki is on full display in this educational video. It only takes five days for the forest to turn this roadkilled fawn into a pile of bones. If the camera would have stayed there a bit longer, we would...
Spencer Neuharth
Jan 4, 2022
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Whitetail
Deer Fart Almost Ruins Hunt for Potential Oklahoma Record Buck
Zach Meadows spent most of November 3 trying hard to slow his heart rate and keep his hands from shaking. The typical whitetail buck of a lifetime was marching around right near him, and while he wasn’t quite within arrow range yet, the deer was getting ready to spar with a nontypical of similar...
Katie Hill
Nov 16, 2021
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Whitetail
Photos: This Buck Might Crush the Indiana State Record
On November 4 at 6:40 p.m., Dustin Huff of Greensburg, Indiana, shot a caliber of whitetail that normally only occupies a hunter's dreams. The raw score of the behemoth buck is 212 inches.
“It all happened within three minutes. From seeing him to when I shot him it was a three-minute thrill ride...
Maggie Hudlow
Nov 5, 2021
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My Son's First Deer Camp
I knew I’d done my job as a father right when my 3-year-old fearlessly stepped out the door into the inky black night, stomped to the designated tree, and attempted to piss the letter “E” into the snow.
One of the more unsung challenges of parenting is the inherent lack of validation. There’s no...
Mark Kenyon
Aug 9, 2022
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Gear
Video: Clay Newcomb's Saddle Hunting Tips
Here are a few tricks that help me make the most of my Tethrd system in the whitetail woods. By double tethering yourself in with Phantom Tree Saddle Kit and properly positioning your Predator Platform Kit, you'll be set to hang for a while and wait for the big buck to stroll on by.
Clay Newcomb
Aug 5, 2022
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Gear
You Should Lower Your Bow Poundage
Back in 2015, I left the gym with a fresh, sharp pain in my right shoulder. In typical guy fashion, I mostly ignored it, until I couldn’t. With fall archery seasons only weeks away, I had to get some clarity on the pain, because I was reminded of it every time I drew my bow.
The diagnosis was a...
Tony J. Peterson
Aug 4, 2022
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Hunt
How Far is Too Far to Shoot a Deer with a Bow?
I recently made the mistake of searching YouTube for long-distance bow shots. While some practice session of insanely far distances showed up, a long list of hunting videos with farther-than-average shots populated the results as well.
Now, far is subjective.
A 60-yard poke to one archer might be...
Tony J. Peterson
Aug 3, 2022
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Scout
3 Reasons You're Not Killing Big Bucks
If you’re stuck in whitetail purgatory, take solace in the fact that you have a lot of company. Most hunters in any given season (or hell, any given decade) won’t kill a big buck. Many don’t really care, which is a great spot to be in. That means the hunt is about other things, whether it’s the...
Tony J. Peterson
Jul 29, 2022
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Manage
How to Increase Daylight Movement on Food Plots
Summer is the time to grind and prepare food plots for the season ahead. Most hunters and land managers know the power of sweat equity.
Permanent deer stand sites can become stale if not set up efficiently or adjusted over time. Whitetails relax during the offseason but promptly shift back into...
Mark Haslam
Jul 27, 2022
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News
Whitetail
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...
Spencer Neuharth
Jan 25, 2021
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Whitetail
3 Men Cited for Poaching 34-Point Buck
Wardens recently concluded a three-month investigation centered around a 34-point whitetail that was poached this fall in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. Alex Laffey, Dion Laffey, and Eugene Heisler, all from Eau Claire, have been charged with multiple wildlife violations.
According to Wisconsin...
Spencer Neuharth
Mar 2, 2021
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Whitetail
Video: Zombie Deer with Unbelievable Wound Caught on Trail Camera
If the video doesn’t play, follow this link to YouTube to watch.
Chris Evans, a whitetail hunter from Illinois, could hardly believe what his trail cameras captured last weekend. In an October 17th photo and October 18th video, a zombie-like deer with an enormous wound passes through his property...
Spencer Neuharth
Oct 25, 2020
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Whitetail
This Might Be the New World Record Whitetail
Social media is abuzz this morning as deer hunters fawn over what might be the new world record whitetail. Guner Womack, a teen out of Oklahoma, arrowed this incredible 8×8 buck last night while hunting over a wheat field.
“We’ve had him on camera for several years and watched him grow up,” Womack...
Spencer Neuharth
Oct 23, 2019
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Whitetail
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...
Maggie Hudlow
Jan 15, 2021
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Whitetail
Video: Whitetail Buck Fights Angus Bull
Hunter Weber of Buckley, Illinois, makes the rounds scouting for deer almost every day in November. Despite spending tons of time observing whitetails during the rut, he witnessed something last weekend that he’s never seen before. In an encounter that lasts just over a minute, a young whitetail...
Spencer Neuharth
Nov 23, 2020
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Whitetail
The Dumbest Poacher of 2019
Earlier this month, Dugan Traversie entered a plea deal with prosecutors for his role in a poaching case that dates back to last fall. Traversie was ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution to Timber Lake Elk Ranch, one-year probation, and one year without hunting. Since the judgement by the U.S...
Spencer Neuharth
Jun 17, 2020
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