“deer behavior”

Shorten your mule deer learning curve with five tips learned over years of trial and error.

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

If you hunt deer long enough you will eventually bump up against epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The scourge can ruin a deer season and devastate deer populations. The author encountered EHD last year in South Dakota; here’s what happened.

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

While searching for a big buck’s discarded headgear this spring, you can accomplish other missions in your deer-hunting woods. Shed hunts can also be used for trail-cam updates, treestand maintenance, herd and habitat inventory and even a “bedroom check” of the deer population’s most tight-knit haunts.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Dan Davis of Eagle, Wis.

Mule deer bucks you scout in the summer heat may disperse miles as the mercury falls. Keep a handful of tips in mind as you decipher their habits and movements so you’re not left scratching your head during hunting season.

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.

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