45) Best tip for hunting public land: Hang a tree stand in thick, secluded cover and sit in it all day. You might catch a buck rutting a doe on natural movement, or another hunter might inadvertently ...

These oddball deer hunting tactics are the perfect way to take a mature buck, even if you feel a bit silly using them.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don't get it twisted: The classic big-buck destinations are still great. Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois still produce giants every ...

Still-hunting whitetails demands a rifle that feels natural in your hands, moves quietly through the timber, and doesn’t weigh you down after a few miles of easing along ridgelines and creek bottoms.

And don’t worry about the time of day, either. Animals that normally feed only at twilight will be up and around at midday if a storm is bearing down. Even the big bucks, those that have evolved into ...

After 50 years of whitetail hunting, the most durable lessons are the hardest-earned: mature bucks behave differently from younger deer, safety harnesses save lives, and the hunters who keep learning ...

“What deer is that?” said Keith Chaffin, outfitter on the Junco Ranch in South Texas—the same ranch where Lyndon Johnson used to chase whitetails. He adjusted the spotting scope for a closer look. “He ...

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