North American Whitetail

Each issue of North American Whitetail brings you effective techniques for outsmarting monster bucks. You'll learn the success secrets of North America's most accomplished, most knowledgeable whitetail hunters - riflemen and bowhunters alike.

AIN’T OVER ’TIL IT’S OVER

North American Whitetail

ENDING IT RIGHT

TRAVEL CORRIDORS: CONNECTING THE DOTS

MODERN CLASSICS • TIGHT-SHOOTING BROWNING X-BOLTS STUN WITH GORGEOUS WALNUT AND MAPLE STOCKS

WAKE UP CALL! • JUST 15 MINUTES AFTER WAKING UP FROM A NAP IN HIS TREE STAND, BRANDON SCOTT SHOT THIS STAGGERING 256-INCH INDIANA BUCK.

THE GEIER BUCK JR. • JUST OVER 20 YEARS AFTER HIS LATE FATHER TOOK A GIANT WHITETAIL, CURT GEIER DOWNED A 200-CLASS ILLINOIS SLAMMER THAT HE NAMED AFTER HIS FATHER’S DEER.

MISSOURI'S NEW STATE RECORD ARCHERY TYPICAL • SCOTT LINN RECEIVED HIS FIRST PICTURES OF THIS BUCK IN 2022. AFTER SEVERAL SEASONS WATCHING THE DEER, SCOTT FINALLY ARROWED THE GIANT IN NOVEMBER 2024.

MISTAKES MADE WHEN HUNTING OLD GROUND • HUNTING THE SAME PROPERTY EACH SEASON IS SOMETHING DEER HUNTERS LONG FOR, BUT TO STAY EFFECTIVE, MAKE SURE YOU DON’T FALL INTO THESE TRAPS.

5 Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making

LAYER IT ON • UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF HOW YOUR BODY LOSES HEAT, AND HOW YOU CAN COMBAT THE LOSS, IS KEY FOR STAYING ON-STAND LONGER DURING LATE SEASON.

WINTER WHITETAIL GEAR • THE LATE SEASON can be a great time to kill a mature whitetail buck. To do that, you need gear to help battle frigid temperatures. No matter what’s missing from your late-season kit, we’ve got you covered!

LONE STAR LEGENDS

HALL of FAME

MAGIC IN THE SHADOWS