“big deer”

Learn to decipher the rubs you come across this fall to help pin down the movements of big deer.

If outwitting big deer with a bow wasn’t consuming enough, Mike Gilbert is also addicted to trophy antelope hunting.

Think food plots on open ground are the only way to grow big bucks? Think again. When timbered property is properly managed, it can be logged for profit while still providing ideal habitat for whitetails.

It’s that magical time of year, with bucks chasing does and all Hell breaking loose in places that, for much of the year, can seem like a moonscape for their lack of deer activity. This is when every second on the stand is so important.

Think that you know where all the big bucks are? You might be surprised.

Understanding how pressured deer react is the first step in figuring out where they go once hunters begin trudging afield.

Here’s a look at 13 states that deer hunters overlook but shouldn’t.

Deer hunters who seek to add a buck to the Boone and Crockett records book would do well searching these states, where careful management has resulted in a bumper crop of bruisers.

Haven't had the best luck with rattling in the past? Well, hang in there, keep cracking and remember these five keys. Your rattling luck will soon change.