Use scent-killing spray products liberally, spraying down outer layers head to foot. (Photo courtesy of @CamoCandace)
In Part 1 of Hunting Tips & Tricks: Scent Control, we talked mainly about…
Swamps grow gigantic bucks and plenty of them. Few people hunt these areas, so these whitetails can grow old. Their antlers get larger every year they live. Consider, as well, the fact that these…
In a previous blog I talked about the pros and cons of shotguns vs. muzzleloaders for deer hunting. For those that choose a shotgun, this week I want to talk about the relative merits of slugs vs.…
While properly field dressing game is a key element in the race-against-the-clock effort to preserve your harvest, a hunter's work is not over once this has been done.
Field Butcher Kit with Belt…
It's hard to imagine any whitetail behavior which has generated more attention from the outdoor press than the whitetail rut. Volumes have been written about the whitetail rut and how to hunt it. It…
Some hunters think that calling whitetailed deer is basically limited to grunting and antler rattling during the rut, but this couldn't be further from the truth. The variety of deer calls available…
I'd covered a lot of real estate hunting whitetails over the years, and no question, I was now studying the biggest buck I'd ever seen. He was a giant, with a wide, extremely heavy 10-point rack. His…
Hunters, while it's a mistake to become obsessed with what a deer's antlers would score, there are many valid reasons to be interested in this measurement of the rack an animal carries. For one thing…
Some of the top deer hunting states in America don't allow rifle hunting for deer, including monster buck hotspots like Iowa, Illinois and Ohio. If you want to hunt one of these whitetail meccas and…
One day, two bow hunters, three deer down! In this episode, pro-staffer Kable McAlpine and son, Alec, bring home some venison for their Indiana freezer. Plus: watch to see how the GrowingDeer…
The warm sunshine of a late September afternoon had faded away. Cool air settled into the hillside flat where my ground blind stood. After scanning the area around my blind, I slowly stretched to…
In this episode the team puts together a plan for hunting whitetails using MRI (Most Recent Information). Watch this video for tips on how to know when to hunt food plots vs. acorns as well as tips…
