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America's Best Deer Cartridge: .30-06

The .30-06 has also proven itself to be very accurate in many different rifles, and is chambered by the major riflemakers in everything under the deer hunting sun.

6 Things You Didn't Know About Deer

Next time you run into a hunter who thinks he knows everything, see if you can stump him with these six whitetail facts. It'll feel good when you do.

Of Mandated Points and Spreads

Antler-point restrictions are turning out to be useful game-management tools—sometimes. .

Making My Hit List, Checking it Twice

So, I'm sitting here at my desk staring at an almost totally blank piece of paper with the words "Hit List" sketched out across the top.

The Best Little Hunt in America

The author opines that the best hunts are those where a group of friends can pursue big game and small game in the same day. A deer hunt in “Pheasant Mecca, “ S.D.

Jeff's Three-Beamed Oklahoma Buck

New Jersey hunter Jeff Herrmann's mainframe 10-point had a bonus beam that was 12 inches long. The rack, scored as a 16-point non-typical, went 171 5/8 net.

Scott’s Camp Ripley Monster

Last October Scott O’Konek hunted Camp Riley, a military training base in Minnesota, and came home with a 32-point giant that scored 227 3/8.

B.J.’s December Bow Kansas Monster

B.J. Clement is a diehard archer who loves to bowhunt. Last year B.J. got a late season bow surprise, he harvested a stunning 12-point that scored 181 7/8.

Samantha’s Nebraska Rifle Giant

Samantha Bender's real-world giant had stickers and junk all over its rack, giving it an impressive look. It scored 173 4⁄8.

Debunking 6 Deer Hunting Myths

The more deer hunting myths debunked the better. That's a fact. This is my attempt to take down hunting's overused cliches, one fact-less myth at a time.

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