“big bucks”

Late-season bucks are simple to pattern. Spend your winter afternoons bundled up near a high-calorie food source, and you'll be piling them up in not time.

As a blogger/editor/writer for the fine publications of the NRA, I often field and answer questions from deer hunters. These queries, like the hunters that ask them, come in all shapes and sizes.

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.

TheQuestion: "What’s the best spot to kill a monster whitetail on a week-long trip?"

Hunting big bucks in small places can be a blessing in disguise if you pay attention to details and use smart strategies tailored to such properties.

It may be the easiest time of the year to take a big buck, but let’s face it, you can still screw it up. Here’s how Michael Waddell approaches the rut.

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.

Nebraska uses the whitetail deer as a state symbol for good reason, as the author shares just how good trophy deer hunting has become in this Great Plains state.

Here are your best days to hunt whitetails in 2012.