“Tag: big bucks”

You see a buck across a field in the soft, late light of a summer evening. You tell yourself he isn’t really that big. The velvet on his rack in the diffused light is giving the buck cartoon proportions. But he is big enough. You next look at the woods beyond the buck and wonder how you can get him in your sights in autumn daylight. To make that happen you have to concede and understand a few things.

Dreaming of the deer woods is all we are left to do for the summer. Right? Not even close.

Buck hunting is hot in the early season—in more ways than one. Here are five destinations that are primed for early-season action.

Think that you know where all the big bucks are? You might be surprised.

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.

Not seeing as many bucks on your trail camera as you'd hoped? Here's what you need to change.

Slow-motion drives nudge deer onto time-tested travel routes, rather than stampede them through neighboring woodlots.

Didn’t fill your deer tag during the rut? There’s still time to find a good buck, but you must understand how whitetail behavior shifts in the winter months. Here are five tips for winter whitetail success.

Ron Shaulis of West Newton, Pa., took the new Pennsylvania state typical archery record buck on Oct. 24, 2017, with a compound bow on public land in Westmoreland County.