When deer hunting and snow covers the ground, I often forego typical stand hunting and instead trust my hunting instincts, senses and reflexes (but mostly my camouflage), and still-hunt. A still-hunt ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most deer hunters in New York this season finally got a little snow. For this hunter, it’s welcome and a blessing, as tracking ...

Beaten, bruised, and a bit smarter than it was on opening day, the old buck slowly moves from his bed. The sun just set, but he’s not anywhere close to a big field yet. Keeping it in low gear, the ...

I love early season deer hunting. The weather is nice. You don’t have to wake up at the crack of dawn, as early season hunting is mostly an afternoon affair. And there’s a easy-going, low-pressure ...

There is a powerful video on the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation Facebook page that every big game hunter needs to see. More importantly, they should let the obvious message soak in. The video ...

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 ...