What is Hunting Pressure?
Deer respond differently to hunting pressure, but all seek refuge within their known home range, not the next county.
Where B&C Bucks Are Coming From
Hunters registered more Boone and Crockett Club whitetails during the past 10 years than in any decade before. Some of the hotspots will surprise you.
Most Scrapes Aren't Worth a Sit
Scrapes are basically “points of interest” along corridors that deer travel at night. Scrapes that draw daytime visits usually offer added attractions.
How Coyotes Affect Deer Herds
Deer managers and hunters are still learning how to deal with coyotes for the good of deer herds and ecosystems.
Six Reasons Why Bucks Leave Their Sanctuaries
As late fall arrives and hunting pressure ends or declines, several factors combine to increase daytime deer activity.
What Pressured Bucks Do
GPS tracking collars are revealing how bucks change their patterns when the hunting season starts.
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?
Six Generations of Deer Camp Traditions
Nothing says tradition like deer camp. Just ask this old-timer whose hunting party now spans six generations of family and friends ... and sometimes deer.
Crossbow Tide Rolls Into 2014
Call it what you want—a tsunami, avalanche, flash flood, tidal wave or runaway snowball—but public sentiment for crossbow hunting has been an unstoppable force since 2007.
Hort's Hide-Away
Members of the Swanson clan trace their roots to a homestead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula their ancestors built in 1857. They're what are colloquially known as ‘Yoopers'—UP speak for ‘someone born up here.' 2013 was the last deer camp for family patriarch George Swanson, for after 77 years prowling these woods, he could no longer trust his eyes.
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