The patchwork matrix of whitetail management philosophies from one property to another, all across the country, is varied and complex. Though the various state wildlife commissions set harvest or kill ...

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 ...

Ohio's recent deer hunting trends show a movement from muzzleloaders to bows. Will that trend continue in 2026?

TOWER, MINN. - The Department of Natural Resources public-input meeting here Wednesday night -- not far from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness --was similar in many ways to area meetings that ...

The rest is detailed at the outset. Clearly, the inconsistency of deer hunting can move in multiple directions. Somehow ...

For most whitetail hunters, the West’s steep, conifer-covered mountainsides—as high as 6,000 feet—don’t usually come to mind as ideal whitetail habitat. More like good habitat for muleys. But ...

This story, “The Trophy Trap,” was originally published in the November 2006 issue of Outdoor Life. It was almost 40 years ago that the first whitetail came into my life. I dropped him on a granite ...

This type of ambush spot is worth your time and effort in trying to locate, even if it means hunting public land instead of a ...

It’s showtime for Texas deer hunters. The 2024-25 general hunting season for white-tailed deer opened statewide 30 minutes before sunrise on Nov. 2. Most whitetail junkies will agree: There is nothing ...