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HOW-TO TACTICS TO HELP IMPROVE THE OUTCOME OF YOUR DEER HUNT 7 OUT OF 10 READERS DO NOT READ ANY OTHER DEER HUNTING MAGAZINE! GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE BEHAVIOR AND BIOLOGY OF WHITE-TAILED DEER CHOOSE THE FORMAT THAT SUITS YOU: PRINT, DIGITAL OR BOTH (AL
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Are Red Cedars Good Whitetail Habitat?
Cedar trees and cedar swamps have been associated with big buck stories for decades and have been thought of as great deer habitat throughout the years. Cedar trees, specifically Eastern Red Cedars, are credited for providing excellent bedding and th
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Trigger Pull
Decades ago, rifle manufacturers used triggers that required a stiff pull to release the trigger’s sear and fire the rifle, ostensibly done to protect manufacturers from liability in the event the rifle fired accidentally due to what was considered a
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Planning The Perfect Plot
Fall food plots are game changers for many hunters. Creating the ideal staging plot or destination food source can literally transform the hunting on a property at best, and make the ground hunt poorer at worst. What follows is how to stack the odds
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Wolf Numbers Are Increasing
Stunning new findings from a nonpartisan citizen group indicate gray wolves are roaming nearly two-thirds of a state that was once considered marginal home range for North America’s apex predator. In data released earlier this year, Wisconsin Citizen
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Notebook
Two men pleaded guilty on Dec. 14 to misdemeanor charges for poaching two large bucks near Buffalo, NY. It began when a witness, who is an avid hunter, observed one of the subjects crouching in the woods behind his residence before hearing what he be
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When To Say No To Doe Hunting
The effects of hunting on deer populations remain a hotly debated issue. Although the detrimental effects of excessive buck harvesting are frequently addressed by those concerned with quality deer management, seldom do managers or hunters question th
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Filling Buck Tags At The Buzzer
Most anyone that grew up or worked on any form of dairy or cattle farm knows an old saying by heart. One makes hay when the sun shines. There’s a handful of ways one can take that. Any way you look at it, though, it comes back to getting things done
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New Gear
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When All Is Lost
It haunts you. The memory lives deep inside your soul, never truly forgotten. If it doesn’t, you need to evaluate who you are as a hunter. I watched for him all summer. Even from a distance, he was beautiful. He didn’t know it, but he was mine. Thoug
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Last Stand AT A HILLSIDE HAVEN
Distance has always been more of a friend than a foe to me when it comes to deer hunting, so it is not surprising I wound up finding this spot I want to tell you about that exists on a scrubby sidehill the better part of two miles away. For thirty-so
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The Latest Research In Doe, Fawn And Coyote Relationships
Long canine teeth sink into a newborn fawn. A short fawn-indistress bleat, a few labored breaths, and then nothing. Another fawn becomes breakfast. Another young deer is dead. Now, that’s a visceral anecdote, but it’s one that plays out millions of t
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Mindful Appreciation
Whitetail hunters seem to come in all shapes, sizes and backgrounds. Some grew up in the country, some are farmers, and others are city folks who discovered its benefits later in life. Whether or not there’s a family history with hunting, these folks
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Amazing Attributes
Whitetails may not possess the eyes of birds of prey, but you should never assume they cannot see as well as humans. Research done at the University of Georgia has shown that deer don’t have the same optic cellular structure as people, but they certa
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Breaking Down The Hunting Land Rush
Despite a downward trend of losing deer hunters, the demand for purchasing hunting land in the U.S. remains high. Pennsylvania sold 647,242 licenses in 2010, that number dropped to 534,000 in 2022. Since the pandemic in 2020, land prices have increas
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Crossbow String Maintenance
The friction and high draw weights of modern hunting crossbows place a lot of stress on the bow’s string and cables. This requires you to pay close attention to wear and tear, as well as follow a simple, yet important, system of string maintenance to
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5 Things You Need To Do To Be Ready For Bow Season
Early bow seasons are just around the corner. Are you getting ready? Sure, you’ve got a job, and kids, and a spouse, and the yardwork just won’t stop – but the clock is ticking, and unless you commit to a regular preparation routine, when opening day
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Bowhunter Ends Journey For Monster Kansas Buck
During the 2023 deer season, Mark Luster arrowed a 7½-year-old buck nicknamed “Hooker” that produced quite the challenge. It was quite the journey, too. Luster hunted Kansas up until about seven years ago. Last year, he was bound to find a place in K
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Drifting for WHITETAILS
Water is life, they say. Without it all things parish. This is also true of deer. But how much water deer require on a daily basis to sustain life depends on weather conditions and other factors. The most common consensus is the amount also varies se
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Whitetail Kidneys
I sat in the stand, enjoying the sunrise. It was cold, still, quiet, frosty and beautiful. Although the temperature was very chilly, I was very comfortable, snug in a sleeping bag perched up in a lock-on overlooking one of my favorite hunting spots.
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Think Big Cheap!
There’s a lot of prep work, thinking, planning and decisions you can — and should or must — do before you begin working the soil for a food plot. Shape and size of your intended plot. Soil test. Lime and fertilizer. Approach/exit to and from your tre
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Houghton Resident captures Video Of Cougar Killing Deer
Eli Schaefer from Houghton still can’t believe he was lucky enough to capture video of a cougar killing a deer on one of his trail cameras near Toivola in Houghton County on the afternoon of December 30, 2023. The dramatic video shows a large male mo
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Doe Fawns Produce The Largest Offspring
On Northern range, it’s important that white tailed fawns grow rapidly. They must attain large body size and store abundant fat reserves by late autumn, as few runts survive harsh winters. Since most doe fawns breed during December, their offspring a
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REASONS FOR NoT Aging Venison
As far as we’re concerned, aging of any meat is overrated and unnecessary, far below the value of proper field dressing, proper and quick cooling, keeping the meat dry, and proper handling/processing/wrapping/storage and cooking of venison, or any me
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