Big Game Hunting

How long a deer lives usually depends on habitat, pressure from predators, and a variety of other factors By…

By Alex David / Tree Stand Ranger Hunters mostly avoid lights to refrain from spooking deer. However, using a…

Understanding what goes on in a whitetail buck's body and brain during the most anticipated time of hunting season…

By Bob Humphrey / HuntStand While humans do most of their communication verbally, whitetails use scent as their…

Sitting in a treestand or blind for more than 10 hours takes grit and willpower, but it could be the ticket to…

By Tony J. Peterson / MeatEater The rut gets all of the love. Everyone wants to be in a tree when a hot doe…

By Game & Fish Staff We’re getting closer. Can you feel it? The whitetail rut is getting into gear, and…

By Game & Fish Staff Our Regional Rut Update team of Doug Howlett, Daron McDougal and Josh Honeycutt asked…

IMAGE: MeatEater By Adam Moore / MeatEater Whitetail hunters—including myself—like comfort. Sure, we might…

Finding, recognizing, and interpreting deer scat is one of the best ways to understand how deer are using an area.…