According to the National Deer Association, during the 2023-2024 hunting season, U.S. hunters successfully harvested more than 3 million whitetail bucks, thus establishing a new record for mature buck ...

“Have no fear of perfection—you’ll never reach it,” said Salvador Dali, who was no deer hunter but certainly spoke as if he’d spent some time in the woods. That’s because you will not likely ever find ...

Field photos and blood don’t mix well. For bloodless field photos, take them before you field dress your deer. Photo courtesy of Steve Sorensen It was an October morning a decade or so ago when a ...

Deer hunting has a way of humbling people who think buying a tag and a rifle is the whole... The post 7 deer hunting lessons rookies ignore — until they eat tags appeared first on The Avid Outdoorsman ...

Stay safe during Wisconsin's gun deer hunting season: Essential tips Wisconsin's gun deer hunting season runs through Nov. 30, 2025, and is followed by muzzleloader season Dec. 1-10, statewide ...

Sheryl Magdycz searches for tracks while deer hunting at the Hiram H. Fox Wildlife Management Area, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Worthington. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo During shotgun season, deer ...

This story, “Whitetails Make Mistakes,” appeared in the December 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. I’VE BEEN HUNTING deer for close to 40 years, and I can count on my fingers the rack-carrying whitetails I ...