Deer & Deer Hunting

Deer & Deer Hunting is written and edited for serious, year-round hunting enthusiasts, focusing on hunting techniques, deer biology and behavior, deer management, habitat requirements, the natural history of deer and hunting ethics

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Deer & Deer Hunting

DDH COMMUNITY

DEER BAITING BANS FAIL TO CURB DISEASE SPREAD • NEW DATA SHOWS RESTRICTIONS ON BAITING DON’T SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TRANSMISSION.

HUNTERS IN THE CROWD

HUNT SMARTER, NOT HARDER! • LEVERAGE DATA TO IDENTIFY PRODUCTIVE DEER HUNTING LOCATIONS & STRATEGIES

DEER HUNTING’S HIDDEN GEMS • RELIABLE, ACCURATE AND EFFECTIVE IN THE WOODS—THESE ROUNDS PROVE YOU DON’T NEED TRENDY TO BE DEADLY.

READ THE RIGHT SIGN • HEAVY DEER SIGN OFTEN LEADS TO DOES AND YOUNG BUCKS. LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY THE SUBTLE TRACKS, RUBS, AND TRAVEL ROUTES THAT REVEAL WHERE TROPHY WHITETAILS LIVE.I

MASTER THE CHASE • NOW IS THE TIME TO HUNT DARK TO DARK. DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU?

TOP 7 CROSS BOW MISTAKES • FROM POOR MAINTENANCE TO BAD SHOOTING FORM, THESE ARE THE TOP 7 MISTAKES THAT COST HUNTERS OPPORTUNITIES.

SURVIVING THE DEER KILLERS • WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN EHD AND BLUE TONGUE HIT YOUR HERD — AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

TOP 4 SCENT MYTHS

HOLD DEER DURING THE RUT • ALL ABOUT HOLDING DEER DURING THE CRAZIEST TIME OF DEER SEASON.

THE DIAPHRAGM SHOT • WHY QUICK RECOVERIES REQUIRE A SOUND BLOOD-TRAILING PLAN

RATTLING UP BUCKS • HARD WORK BREEDS LUCK FOR SERIOUS WHITETAIL HUNTERS.

INVISIBLE IN BLAZE ORANGE • MASTER THE ART OF MOVING LIKE A GHOST DURING FIREARMS SEASON TO KEEP MATURE BUCKS ON YOUR PROPERTY.

BROTH & SOUP • HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE FLAVOR OF YOUR HARD-EARNED DEER MEAT THIS SEASON.

Red Wine-Braised Venison “Leg Steak” • WITH POTATO AND CELERIAC MASH

ONE-UP BUCK

FORGET LONG RANGE • THE VAST MAJORITY OF DEER FALL INSIDE 150 YARDS, AND SMART SHOT PLACEMENT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

SPINE SIZE: 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING ARROWS

NEW GEAR

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Pursuit Community

WHERE TO GO/HUNTER’S CLOSET

Season of Appreciation • “NONE ARE SO OLD AS THOSE WHO HAVE OUTLIVED ENTHUSIASM.” — HENRY DAVID THOREAU