Tips & Tactics

The Science of Snort Wheezes

With leaves rustling down the trail, a bit of anxiety crept in. It was late October, and any movement this time of year could be a buck w...

Will Deer Eat Yellow Soybeans?

Deer hunters draw on a lot of wisdom that's been passed down from generations of fellow whitetail killers. Much of it becomes so widely a...

Why You Should Use Mock Scrapes Early

Most hunters use mock scrapes as a tactic for finding bucks in October and November. It’s for good reason, since their signpost making go...

The Best Day of the Whitetail Rut

I’d wager to say that bowhunters burn up a majority of their vacation time in the first half of November. It’s for good reason, as most w...

The Buck That Never Shed Its Antlers

Last month I was tipped off that a hunter in northern Iowa had a hard-horned buck at his farm on the 4th of July. Accompanying the messag...

The Customer Commandments for Taxidermy

When the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, there were 57 attainable merit badges. The first one of the group to be dropped, due ...

Best Deer Hunting Magazines for 2018

It wasn’t that long ago that magazines were the ultimate source of deer hunting knowledge. In the last decade, though, the media landscap...

A Response to Jay Gregory and CWD Naysayers

Last month, Missouri announced they’re banning bait for deer in 41 counties to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). In resp...

How Do Deer Respond When Properties Flood?

Some recent heavy rain has caused swollen creeks and rivers to swallow up whitetail ground across Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio and Missouri. For ...

Top 3 DIY Whitetail States for 2018

For North America’s most popular big game, it’s becoming increasingly common to travel beyond the borders of your homestate in pursuit of...

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