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Trail Cam Dos and Don'ts

Getting the most use out of your trail cams is all about maximizing their usefulness while minimizing their intrusion. Follow these rules and you should see success.

Do Bucks Go Nocturnal, or Just Leave?

Did this happen to you this past hunting season? Before opening day you found a really good buck using your trail cameras, so you set stands, were all a-twitter—then never saw him again all season. Did you think you did something wrong, and forced him to go nocturnal? Maybe—but probably not.

How and When to Call Mule Deer

Contrary to popular belief, much like whitetail, mule deer will come to a call—if you make the right sound.

How to Analyze Turkey Season for the Perfect Strategy

Turkey hunters must analyze the ever-changing circumstances of the spring breeding season lest they fail to recognize changing behavior among wild turkeys and strike out. Use these strategies to tackle four typical spring turkey behaviors to bag a turkey dinner.

Making Sense of Scents

Using scent is common during the rut. Many of my buddies swear by various forms of doe-in-estrous scents and would probably be more comfortable on stand if they forgot their rangefinder than their favorite scent.

Rattling Whitetails 101

Over the years the author has rattled bucks into point-blank distance many times. He’s here to tell you the practice works.

How to Create a Buck Showstopper

Scents, mock rubs or scrapes, decoys or even upturned earth may stop a curious buck long enough to create a brief shooting window.

Whitetailers: Report to the Woods Now!

The next 10 days are prime time for scouting big bucks transitioning between summertime bachelor groups and fall breeding patterns.

How to Deer Hunt Each Week of the Rut

Here’s a game plan for each phase of the whitetail rut.

Michael Waddell’s Rut Time Strategies

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.

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