My favorite animal is the whitetail buck. I’ve probably said that before, but over the years as I’ve grown as a deer hunter, the behavior and biology of the whitetail buck fascinates me more ...

(As with the larger report, the trends we’ve focused on revolve around whitetails in the U.S.) Here are some of those trends, courtesy of the 2025 NDA Deer Report. 1. Hunters in the U.S. Are Shooting ...

Three of my biggest whitetails, including two gross B&C bucks, have been tagged during the Midwest’s early archery season. Why is September so good? For starters, bucks are typically on a bed-to ...

Ohio’s deer season, which began in leafy September, ended with the Feb. 2 close of archery hunting. A series of successful ...

Here's a look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

A Massachusetts bowhunter managed to squeeze in a short public-land hunt after work one day. He ended up arrowing a big ...

I’ve had a few similar encounters since, and I’ve gotten pictures of sleeping bucks on my trail cameras too. Each instance has been a rare window into a part of whitetail buck behavior many ...

Speaking to about 80 farmers who voiced frustration with crop damage caused by whitetail deer, the executive director of the ...

I know CWD can be contentious but most people I have told so far have had the same reaction: ‘How do I get my deer tested?’" ...

Like a boomerang more than an arrow, the crossbow controversy is coming back to the Legislature. Some background: In May 2023, near the end of that year’s legislative session, a conference committee ...

A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): Hunters who venture into field and forest for Minnesota’s firearms deer season can expect a good deer season and ...

Years ago, I was archery hunting in Ohio with the Charles’ when Logan took 7-year-old Landyn ... Suddenly, I caught the overpowering scent of a rutting whitetail buck. “I smell a buck!” I ...