It’s that time of year when deer hunters’ thoughts turn to the annual rut and how to get one of those mature, love-sick bucks into their sights. For many, the first trick they pull out of their ...

Whitetail deer are driven by three basic instincts. In no particular order they are survival, food and procreating. Depending on the time of the year, these three things may change in order of ...

The whitetail deer’s keen sense of smell can be a boon or bane to hunters. Scent receptors detect odors and transmit the signal to the brain. Humans have approximately five million receptors; ...

A bumbler is a hunter that trips, slips, coughs, sneezes, wheezes, snaps twigs and generally alerts every deer within a mile of his or her position. This is my way of hunting, and I’m an expert at it.

I settled into my stand and waited. The Kentucky pre-rut with cool afternoon temps combined with the early muzzleloader season had me hopeful. Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields ...

With the deer breeding period kicking off, bowhunters need to be on their game and take advantage of tactics to lure a nice buck or a doe to within shooting range.Here are some tips for hunting the ...