“deer trails”

Not a lot of open land or equipment? No problem. Small deer-attracting food plots can be grown anywhere with a few tools, a minimal budget and a little elbow grease.

For the most productive early season whitetail hunts, focus on these five hotspots.

Once the rut arrives, bucks spend their days avoiding hunters, sleeping and recovering in hiding spots, and you need to execute a home invasion to extract them.

The route you choose to and from your stand can make or break a season. Bill Winke has some advice for selecting the best possible routes.

As we place or reposition our ground blinds this season, how concealed do they need to be to keep from spooking deer?

On March 7, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts across America will unite in search of antlers during the second annual #ShedRally—the world’s largest shed hunt. Keep these tips in mind when you head out looking for the sheds of the big ones that got away last season.

Opening day has come and gone. What now? Frank Miniter offers a few pointers.

Here’s a week-by-week guide to staying in step with the rut this month to up your odds of tagging the buck you want.

While searching for a big buck’s discarded headgear this spring, you can accomplish other missions in your deer-hunting woods. Shed hunts can also be used for trail-cam updates, treestand maintenance, herd and habitat inventory and even a “bedroom check” of the deer population’s most tight-knit haunts.