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Tips for Hunting Early-Season Bucks

Contributor Mike Roux gives readers some early-season buck-hunting tips to get on the board fast.

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.

Tagging the Bucks of Summer

Don’t let the heat cool your drive. Right now may be your best chance at a big buck all year.

Summer Scouting for Big Whitetails

Field Editor Frank Miniter offers a few tips for scouting that big buck during the summer months.

The Hot Ticket in Winter

Nail the weather forecast and find the food to make the late season great. Here’s what you need to pull a big buck out of the bare woods this month.

On the Whitetail Clock

Whether we’re hunting the rut or keying on food sources, most deer hunters have a favorite day and magical hour for besting big bucks. What’s yours?

Best Deer Hunting Days

Here are your best days to hunt whitetails in 2012.

Fried Dove Recipe: Beer-Battered Breasts

This recipe for beer-battered, fried dove breast is simple and requires ingredients you likely have on hand after a dove hunt—birds and beer.

When and What Deer Scent to Use

The most effective scent strategies are also among the most simple to execute. You just need a system.

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