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12 Tips for the Rut

During the rut, the bucks themselves may not always know where they will be next, so how can you expect to know? Luck will always play a role in your success, but when you play the odds and focus on those things that are predictable, luck will find you a whole lot sooner.

How to Call a Mule Deer

Mule deer and whitetails share a way with words. If you need to persuade a mule deer to show itself in timber or pry it from a desert crevice, consider deer calls.

Bird Hunting for Big Game

Pursuit of any number of Western bird species just may lead to the buck or bull of your dreams.

Gundogs: Summer Fitness

Want a bird dog that'll run like the wind all day? He may have all the hunting drive in the world, but he won't last long if you take him hunting without getting him in shape first.

Member's Hunt: Bulls and Bears in the Brush

This latest Member’s Hunt comes from Matt Walker of LaFayette, N.Y.

Must-Have Deer Gear for 2018

Here's the gear you'll need before hitting the deer woods this season.

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.

Tips and Tactics for Hunting Western Whitetails

Tactics that work for whitetails back East may not cut it for deer of the plains and mountains across the West.

Boundary Waters Bucks

While hunters in the North can seem about as scarce as the bucks that call it home, this is where massive borealis deer thrive. Hunt the dense forests of the Boundary Waters and you’ll soon see why.

Lessons Learned At 111 Yards

Raised on spot-and-stalk mule deer hunting in Colorado, the author discovers the truth about America’s deer in Texas.

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