“mature bucks”

When it comes to deer hunting, perhaps no game is more vexing than the wary bucks that inhabit the East. To put the odds in your favor, break from tradition and go rogue.

For mock scrapes to be successful, hunters need to know where and when to make one, and what to use to be sure mature bucks keep coming back.

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.

Scent control technology is taking hunters by storm with new products that are exciting—mainly because they work. Here are four of the best new items that you should use this season.

Lay the foundation for a successful early-season hunt by using these tips to locate the bedding areas of mature bucks.

Use these tactics to find the lightly pressured areas where bucks hide out.

Will the big buck you spot this month still be around on opening day? To find out, we asked three of America’s top whitetail researchers.

We investigate 10 commonly held beliefs about deer behavior and separate facts from folklore.

Learn to decipher the rubs you come across this fall to help pin down the movements of big deer.