I probably should’ve shot the first buck I saw. My buddy Justin Moore and I were hiking down a switchback trail on a western Oregon hillside, through prime blacktail country, but with our attention ...

The National Deer Association released its annual deer report on Jan. 15 that takes a close look at almost everything ...

10 Lessons from 50 Years of Whitetail Hunting When I think about how long I’ve been hunting deer, it’s honestly a little embarrassing. The year was 1972, which means Richard Nixon was president, the ...

Don’t get it twisted: The classic big-buck destinations are still great. Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois still produce giants every year. Texas deer hunters still kill more whitetails than anyone else. And ...

Keeping tabs on your hit-listers isn’t the only reason to leave your trail cameras out. You can also use them to figure out ...

This story, “The Trophy Trap,” was originally published in the November 2006 issue of Outdoor Life. It was almost 40 years ago that the first whitetail came into my life. I dropped him on a granite ...

The patchwork matrix of whitetail management philosophies from one property to another, all across the country, is varied and complex. Though the various state wildlife commissions set harvest or kill ...

The best deer hunters in the nation (known and unknown) all share a common thread. They are students of deer and the woods, and they never stop learning. As such, they continually experiment with new ...

Nov. 16—WARROAD, Minn. — As much as 11-year-old Knox Olafson enjoys deer hunting, it's going to be tough for him to top the buck he shot Sunday, Nov. 3, during a trip of a lifetime to south Texas. The ...

Old timers will tell you that you do not need a backpack full of gadgets to kill a smart... The post The whitetail trick old ...