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Must-Have Whitetail Accessories for 2015

Attract the right kind of attention this season.

Know-How: Make-or-Break Stand Setups

Being ready for the rut starts with knowing where to place your treestand—and why.

Deer Heart in Red Sauce

A deer's heart is just too tasty to leave in a gut pile for the coyotes. Don't believe us? Give this recipe a try.

5 Key Factors for Killing Mountain Bucks

Your typical “Mountain” buck is different than most of the deer you see on television or read about in magazines. The variables surrounding what they eat and where they sleep are countless. As a result, getting close to one can be tough. Getting close enough to consistently kill a mature one can seem nearly impossible. But it isn’t.

Member's Hunt: Kylie's Buck

The latest edition of "Member's Hunt" comes from Jason Terrell of Burnett, Texas.

Weigh the Odds in October

This is the deer hunter’s calculation. You ask yourself if there are low-impact entry and exit routes that will take you to and from a stand. Can you get a true wind in/near the buck’s likely bedding area? If you’re bowhunting, will you have to cut shooting lanes? Can you afford to risk making this buck even more nocturnal in October?

Must-Have Deer Gear for 2015

Here's the gear you'll need before heading into the deer woods this season.

Deer Stand Burnout: Can You Avoid It?

While we know to hunt our treestands with discretion, knowing how much is too much is the key. Before we blow our cover, research sheds light in time for fall.

Synthetic Deer Urine?

The surge in popularity of bowhunting brought the use of deer based scents to the forefront. We now have a multi-million dollar industry based on deer pee. Over 60 companies produce and sell deer urine and gland based attractants in one form or another. Unfortunately, everything is not rosy in the world of cervid secretions.

How to Hang a Mountain Treestand

In typical whitetail country much of the debate over where to hang a stand revolves around wind direction. However, once a likely stand location is chosen predominate wind direction will most likely be the only thing left to ponder. Not so if you happen to be hunting the rugged mountains of the east.

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