Buck On High Alert

Finding Educated Bucks: Part 1

Ever wonder how to find big bucks late in the season when they are wise and wary to hunting pressure? Contributor Mike Roux gives the rundown on some tips that have worked for him throughout the years.

The 10 New Buck Commandments

Use my new rules to upgrade your game and bust a big deer this fall.

Making My Hit List, Checking it Twice

So, I'm sitting here at my desk staring at an almost totally blank piece of paper with the words "Hit List" sketched out across the top.

Do Coyotes Kill Mature Deer?

The Myth: Coyotes and other predators only prey on the sick and weak.

An Everyman's Option for Big Whitetail Deer

Using the information gleaned from prominent deer researchers and experts can help you find your own big-buck hangout to help you land the whitetail of your dreams.

The Brush-Up-Your-Blind Debate

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

Research: Shooting More Bucks Reduces CWD

Harvest data from Western states and provinces suggest shooting more bucks one year reduces the prevalence of chronic wasting disease the next. What’s more, the pressure on the buck segment seems to be more effective if the harvest occurs near or during the rut.

5 Buck Tips Straight from the Biologists

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

Whitetail Hunting Skills: Old School Basics

Here are some old school skills that are as important and valid today as they were when bread was a dime a loaf, and people got their news by reading a newspaper.

Intracranial Abscessation in Deer

During this year’s whitetail rut, perhaps you observed a buck fight. While most “fights” are just pushing and shoving matches often involving young bucks that don’t even know they are bucks yet, others are very aggressive encounters.

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