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How to Age Deer on the Hoof

Learning to age deer on the hoof is not an exact science and there are exceptions to every rule, but there are some undeniable physical characteristics that an old buck takes on as he matures. Here’s what to look for.

All About Ungulates

The most popular big game animals hunted in North America—deer and elk—belong to a group of animals classified as “ungulates.” Ungulate comes from the Latin word for "hoof", and since all ungulates have hooves, it’s quite appropriate.

Carbon Express Announces New Whitetail Arrow

Carbon Express has introduced its new 2015 Whitetail arrow, which is crafted exclusively with its titular game animal in mind.

What’s That Rub Telling You?

Whitetail rubs are signposts of our rut dreams. They are alluring, confusing and can even be deceiving. Here are seven questions you should ask when you stop to look at a sapling rubbed raw by a whitetail’s antlers. In the answers is how to kill the buck that made it.

How to Train Your Dog to Blood-Trail Deer

There are breeds that specialize in just about every task, but almost any dog can learn to blood-trail wounded game.

Tracks Tell a Tale

Everybody makes a bad shot once in a while. If you haven't, you probably haven't been hunting a long time. When you do make a bum shot on a game animal, you have a responsibility to track that animal down and finish it.

Field Tested: ALPS OutdoorZ Dash Panel Blind

Toward the beginning of the 2021 turkey season, ALPS OutdoorZ unveiled its Dash Panel Blind. Designed as a hybrid between a traditionally-portable panel blind, and a full-concealment pop-up, the three-sided Dash Panel Blind is based around a hub system, which allows for quick and easy setup on a large scale. Here at American Hunter, we were given the opportunity to test one of these useful pieces of kit all season long.

Game Profiles: Caribou

Known by many as reindeer, Caribou inhabit part of North America, northern Europe, Greenland, Siberia and the Svalbard Archipelago.

Field Care for Good Venison

Mike Roux shares his tips and tricks for caring for venison from field to table.

Tracks of the White Bushman

Eland are the largest antelope in the world, and they can walk for miles. Hunters who have missed a bull learn that soon enough; most give up the track eventually. Too bad most of them don’t hunt behind the white bushman.

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