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Understanding how pressured deer react is the first step in figuring out where they go once hunters begin trudging afield.

Looking for tips on trail-cam types, placement and strategies? Contributor Mike Roux may be able to help.

Here are five ways to quickly and confidently judge a buck’s real proportions.

We all know mature whitetail bucks can be elusive, even nocturnal, but when you track them just after the season you find how simply neurotic they can be.

To have the best chance at seeing a buck, you must stay in step with the rut's three basic phases when choosing where to place your stands and which days to hunt them.

Deer hunters know the rut produces unpredictable behavior in bucks. Acknowledge that, and you’ll understand why November is not the month to remain conservative. Instead “open the throttle” and hunt hard.

This month presents opportunities for a bowhunter or early-season muzzleloader hunter—if you don’t mess up first. Here’s how to score before the rut arrives.

Hunters who pursue the monarchs of the West for the first time face steep learning curves if they don’t do their homework.

Late-season success in Plains states like Iowa hinges on learning to hunt dwindling food sources, extreme weather and odd deer behavior.