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Early Season

Let's Make This Quick: Tips for the Early Season

The first few days of some bow seasons offer a great opportunity to score on a mature buck.

Greg Miller

Watch for Early-Season Cold Fronts

Bucks will move in the early-season if you're lucky enough to get some cool temps.

Alex Comstock

5 Steps to Successfully Hunt Velvet Bucks

Follow this plan to help you tag an early-season buck.

Josh Honeycutt

5 Ways To Screw Up Opening Week Of Bow Season

Find out how to avoid the most common bowhunting pitfalls during the first week of archery

Tony J Peterson

Montana Whitetail First-Day Success

Stan Potts heads to Montana with his rifle in search of a Big Sky buck.

NAW TV

5 Advantages to Early-Season Deer Hunting

All hunters dream of the rut, but author Bob Humphrey says there are plenty of advantages to

Bob Humphrey

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Rut

What Happened to the 2021 Rut?

The 2021 deer hunting season left many whitetailers with questions and data now proves it

Dr. James C. Kroll

The Absolute Best Rut Hunting Dates

Find out which days you need to be in your treestand for the best odds of scoring a trophy

Tony J. Peterson

Focus on Does for Rut-Hunting Success

Does run the rut. Use trail cameras to keep tabs on them from start to finish.

Gordon Whittington

Why You Should Use Aggressive Rut-Hunting Tactics

The rut rewards those who hunt aggressively and realize everything can change in a moment.

Greg Miller

November Morning Magic: Rut-Hunting at Daybreak

If you can hunt for only half the day during the rut, should you be in your stand at dawn or

Don Higgins

Preparing for All-Day Sits in the Deer Woods

If you're armed with the right supplies – and the proper snacks – a routine day afield can

Lynn Burkhead

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Late Season

How To Better Stay Warm When Temperatures Plummet

During late season whitetail hunts, understanding how your body reacts to winter weather will

Clint McCoy, DVM

5 Proven Post-Rut Deer Hunting Tips

By post rut, whitetails are worn down and looking for food; here's how Academy Pro Jeff Danker

Lynn Burkhead

Late-Season Scouting For Last-Minute Success

Think back to some of your summer scouting methods and make these tweaks to locate late-season

Tony J. Peterson

Deer Dog: Late-Season Opportunities

Jeremy Moore offers up advice on late-season training opportunities for your deer dog.

NAW TV

Late-Season Ohio Muzzleloader Hunt

Mike Clerkin heads to Ohio for a late-season muzzleloader hunt.

NAW TV

Late-Season Alabama Hunt

Haynes Shelton hunts Alabama's Black Belt in hopes of nabbing a late-season buck.

NAW TV

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Off-Season

The Best 20 Shed Hunting Tips for Better Success

The final part of our shed hunting series provides 20 high-level shed hunting tips to increase

Josh Honeycutt

The Truth About Shed Hunting with Dogs

Part three of this four-part shed hunting series focuses on shed hunting with dogs trained to

Josh Honeycutt

How to Use Apps and Maps to Find More Sheds

Part two of four in a series of shed hunting tips and tactics focuses on using apps and maps

Josh Honeycutt

The Truth About When And Why Bucks Shed Antlers

Part one of four in a series of shed hunting tips and tactics focuses on when you should start

Josh Honeycutt

How to Use Old School Summer Scouting Tactics With Success

Tried & true summer scouting methods are still just as reliable as modern technology.

Steve Sherk

Learn How To Use Shed Hunting to Kill Target Bucks

Finding your target buck's shed can help you to plan your hunts next fall.

Steve Sherk

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Scouting

Get Boots On The Ground Now For Big Bucks

Don't just scout from home; lay down some boot leather. Despite the incredible technology

Greg Miller

Post-Season Scouting: Making Quick Adjustments In The Field

The final part of our post-season scouting series focuses on making changes to your property

Josh Honeycutt

Post-Season Scouting Master Class: Creating Target Buck Game Plans

Part three of this four-part series on post-season scouting tips and tactics focuses on using

Josh Honeycutt

Post-Season Scouting Master Class: Analyzing Quality Information

Part two of four in this post-season scouting series focuses how to dissect your in-the-field

Josh Honeycutt

Post-Season Scouting Master Class: Gathering Powerful Intel

Part one of this four-part post-season scouting series focuses on the type of information you

Josh Honeycutt

How to Use Old School Summer Scouting Tactics With Success

Tried & true summer scouting methods are still just as reliable as modern technology.

Steve Sherk

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Hunting Strategies

Map The Wind For Sure Fire Tactics

Before you plan out habitat projects, learn how the wind behaves on your property.

Clint McCoy, DVM

How To Make A Backup Plan Against EHD

If you're in an EHD zone, you may need a Plan B to save your fall.

Clint McCoy

When You've Had Enough Of An Old, Mature Buck

Is it ever the right time to switch gears and leave a mature buck behind? I say yes.

Greg Miller

How To Hunt Mountain Bucks

Hunting mature whitetails in the mountains can be a unique challenge. However, tagging a

Steve Sherk

Hunting For Positivity

When things aren't going your way in the deer woods, only a positive mindset will pull you out

Clint McCoy, DVM

Going Public for Deep South Giants

It ain't easy killing mature whitetail bucks on public land that's open to all hunters,

Glynn Harris

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Deer Behavior & Facts

How Big Whitetails Eluded Wildfires, Theft, And The Civil War

From being hunted by Civil war veterans to encounters with burglars and house fires, the big

Gordon Whittington

The Fascinating Story Of Whitetails Living Above The Arctic Circle

This Backtracking column written by Gordon Whittington explains the story of how whitetails

Gordon Whittington

How Keeping a Deer Journal Can Make You More Successful

From how bucks travel an edge to why your grandfather hunted with the gun he did, deer

John Kirby

What's Left To Learn After 40 Years Of Deer Research?

Four decades ago, common facts about deer that are now taken for granted weren't yet

Dr. James C. Kroll

The Truth About How Deer React To Natural Disasters

After major natural disasters, deer populations and habitat see major changes.

Dr. James C. Kroll

Informative Look Back On A Career Of Habitat Discovery

Today we know a great deal about whitetails, the places they inhabit and their nutrition. But

Dr. James C. Kroll

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Land Management

How To Ensure Your Property Has Water For Whitetails

Having constant access to water is critical for every deer herd. Here's how to make sure your

Dr. James C. Kroll & Ryan Cantrell

World Class Management On The Delta

The Mississippi River Batture region is home to world-class whitetail habitat, but a unique

Clifford Neames

How To Make Food Plot Planting Easier With Small-Scale Equipment

Small-scale affordable food plot equipment makes planting easier for the traveling land

Dr. James C. Kroll

How To Properly Manage For The Most Mast

Deer hunters everywhere recognize acorns as an important part of a whitetail's diet.

Dr. James C. Kroll

What You Need To Know About Dirt

While sometimes ignored by hunters, soil composition is among the most key influencers of

Dr. James C Kroll

Hinge-cutting Secrets: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Hinge-cutting has become one of the most talked about tactics in whitetail management, but

Josh Honeycutt

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How-To

How To Prepare Each Month To Bag Your Best Buck

In this article, the author breaks down his monthly work regimen for locating, hunting and

Clint McCoy

How To Use Hidden Secrets While Winter Scouting Whitetails

Instead of falling into a post-season depression, use late winter as your time to scout for

Clint McCoy, DVM

How To Successfully Still Hunt Whitetails

This guide to still hunting can help you tag a late-season buck.

Clint McCoy

How To Learn From November Mistakes Made

There are two types of deer hunts — those who've made mistakes and those who will!

Alex Comstock

How To Hunt CRP

Early successional habitat is so important, as are the high-value program that help produce it.

Josh Honeycutt

How To Call in Bucks On a String

Phil Henry's unique calling tactic has helped him call-in and kill more mature bucks.

Richard Smith

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