Prowling around the big woods is deer hunting as our forefathers knew it. From the rugged mountains of New York’s Adirondack Park to the sprawling bottomland of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin, there ...

Don’t get it twisted: The classic big-buck destinations are still great. Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois still produce giants every year. Texas deer hunters still kill more whitetails than anyone else. And ...

Tired of sitting in a treestand yet? By the time the rut rolls around, many of us have spent days’—even weeks’—worth of hours 20 feet off the ground, just waiting. If you’re itching to get down and ...

Hunting season started in August for some big game species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from ...

Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s spread out “trickle rut.” Here, as winter is on its last legs, some may ...

Deer migrate unobtrusively across North America, spilling through forests, fields, and even the suburban back yard. They are a quiet reminder of the wild world’s loveliness that still exists, ...

Pennsylvania is one of the best states to go hunting. With so much big game, their welcoming environment allows these animals to thrive. It is famous for its deer hunting opportunities, and locals ...

The deer donation program in Wisconsin provides venison for food pantries, but there is an average of fewer than one ...

Deer hunting year-round is a pipe dream in most places. No matter how hard you hunt or how many states you hit, you have to hang it up eventually. But in the manicured backyards of Virginia’s ...