Whitetail
Photos: How to Build a Deer Blind From Pallets
Most of us are aware that prices are rising for building materials (up 300% in some cases). While that can tend to put a damper on jumping into a project, there are still ways to get things done on a tight budget.
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to put a box blind on our property to give my young...
Josh Smith
Jun 8, 2021
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Whitetail
The Rapid and Radical Evolution of Deer Hunting
When Greg Miller first hunted whitetails with his dad and fellow Millers in November 1964, they entered northern Wisconsin’s big woods each dawn with more hope than strategy and more motivation than planning.
Wearing a red coat and carrying a Model 94 in .32 Special, Miller shared his clan’s intense...
Patrick Durkin
May 19, 2021
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Whitetail
Common Hunting Advice That’s BS
The thing about any kind of advice is that’s wholly dependent on countless individual variables, and the recipient’s willingness to even consider it. If anything is out of whack on either side, the advice is generally worthless.
Such is the case with much of the hunting wisdom that is often touted...
Tony J. Peterson
Apr 19, 2021
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Hunt
How to Train Your Dog to Blood Trail Deer
Western hunters are lucky in a lot of ways, but whitetail hunters have an advantage in tools available for recovering game. If you draw a line along the western borders of Idaho, Utah, and New Mexico, you’re looking at the demarcation for legal use of dogs to aid in game recovery efforts.
Anywhere...
Tony J. Peterson
Jun 18, 2021
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Gear
5 Best Cartridges for Western Whitetails
Open country, high elevation, and long shots are staples of Western whitetail hunting. Your rifle cartridge better be able to handle it.
In most scenarios, the .30-30 Winchester that shines in the thick foliage of the Appalachians won’t get the job done in the Great Plains or Rocky Mountains. You...
Jordan Sillars
Jun 17, 2021
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Gear
3 Mods That Will Improve Your Mobile Hunting Setup
In the last few years, mobile hunting has boomed and manufactures have answered the cry of hunters for lighter and more compact equipment. It’s a great time to be a mobile hunter because of improved gear, but there are still some simple mods and additions to make your mobile hunting setup even more...
Andy May
Jun 16, 2021
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Scout
A Whitetail Terrain Feature that Works From Montana to Maine
Deer behavior, hunting culture, and tactics can all vary wildly by region. But one fact remains true from Montana to Maine and all whitetail country in between—creek and river bottoms are dynamite for deer hunting.
These winding water systems provide food and cover, funnel deer movement, and provide...
Mark Kenyon
Jun 14, 2021
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Scout
How to Use Mock Scrapes in Summer
The summer months are filled with anticipation and a curiosity to see which bucks survived the winter and how they will grow this year. Mineral sites and other food sources are effective ways to attract bucks to your area and to get pictures of them on your trail camera, but they’re illegal on a lot...
Beau Martonik
Jun 11, 2021
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Scout
The Cheat Code for Deer Hunting Swamps
As a born and bred Michigan whitetail hunter, I was raised on the gospel of deer hunting swamps. Grandpa solemnly preached the virtues of seeking out the black-booted bucks that called these wetlands home and implored me to become a “swamp stomper” as well. I listened, and I've experienced the...
Mark Kenyon
Jun 7, 2021
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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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