“deer management”

We've already discussed what we feel will be the best states in which to hunt whitetail deer in 2017. But what about the other side of the coin? What about the states you should avoid?

So you're trying to develop a food plot, but the local whitetail are tearing it up before its ready. Is the anything you can do? The BullShooters have an answer.

Arguments for or against game ranches aside, the BullShooters want to know: Can a whitetail really jump a high fence?

It’s fitting that this month’s spotlight shines on HLF member Carl Haley of Nashville as he gets set to welcome fellow members to Music City for the 2nd Annual NRA Hunters’ Leadership Forum National Luncheon on Apr. 10.

Deer managers and hunters are still learning how to deal with coyotes for the good of deer herds and ecosystems.

Deer populations are down by about 2.8 million since 2008. Some biologists are alarmed by this, while others believe it’s natural and healthy for the overall herd.

Part hunting lease, part neighborhood and all community, the Dunaway Hunting and Fishing Club in Tennessee is about as good as it gets for anyone looking for their own slice of heaven.

Did you know there are 13.7 million hunters in the United States alone, according the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation? Did you know that in 2015, 43.1 million Americans lived in poverty (13.5 percent of the U.S. population), and 42.2 million Americans lived in food-insecure households? The NRA’s solution? Start an initiative to assist in providing food to the needy by capitalizing on the millions of active hunters we have here in the United States.

Here are several things GPS-collar studies are teaching us about how to hunt whitetails, which you can use to your advantage this fall.