The rut gets all the attention when it comes to big bucks hitting the dirt, but let’s be honest; during the frenzy of the breeding season, with deer running willy nilly through the woods, a lot of ...

Not long ago, the hardest thing about big buck hunting was simply that mature whitetails were so scarce. In most states, the vast majority of bucks were killed the first year they wore visible antlers ...

Beaten, bruised, and a bit smarter than it was on opening day, the old buck slowly moves from his bed. The sun just set, but he’s not anywhere close to a big field yet. Keeping it in low gear, the ...

The author shot his first Columbia blacktail 49 years ago and he ranks them among North America’s most challenging big game ...

Buckle your safety belts, and keep your bow in hand. The time of year deer hunters dream about is upon us. The midpoint of October has come and gone, welcoming another fall. With the colorful display ...

Almost every deer on the farm is on its feet. Bucks and does of all ages are hammering food sources. They’re hungry after the rut, but there’s also a snowstorm incoming. Temps are dropping, and ...

With centerfire rifles now being permitted to hunt deer in several parts of Pennsylvania during the flintlock season, an organization wants the Game Commission to create a new early flintlock ...

Strip mining had turned the area raw and made hunting supremely difficult. Yet this giant of a buck moved on. Something compelled him, an urge perhaps. It was mid-November, the peak of the rut. Then ...

During the state's first statewide early buck hunt, 1,231 deer were harvested by Arkansas bowhunters. This kickstart to buck hunting comes after it was added during the biannual regulations-setting ...

(WLUK) -- Young hunters are hitting the woods this weekend. Did your child bag a deer? Share your Buck Tales photos and videos with us here: The annual Youth Hunt gives kids 15 and younger the chance ...