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

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BLOOD PUZZLE • LEARN HOW TO READ THESE 8 BLOOD-TRAILING SIGNS, AND YOU’LL FIND YOUR DEER FASTER.

HUNTERS IN THE CROWD

NAILING THE “SECOND RUT”

THE TRUTH BEHIND DEPREDATION ON DEER TAGS • A CONVERSATION AROUND DEPREDATION WHITETAIL PERMITS.

TROPHIES & RECORDS • HERE’S WHY ANTLER SCORING MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY MISUNDERSTOOD ASPECTS OF WHITETAIL HUNTING.

The Secrets Of SHREDDED BARK • HOW TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL DEER BY ANALYZING RUBS AND RUB LINES

PLAN NEXT YEAR’S HUNTS… NOW

BECOME A BETTER LAND MANAGER

7 ADVANTAGES OF POST SEASON SCOUTING

FARMLAND WHITETAILS • HOW WEATHER, TOPOGRAPHY AND TIME OF SEASON DICTATE DEER BEHAVIORAL SHIFTS.T

UNLOCK YOUR MUZZLELOADER’S TRUE POTENTIAL • OPTICS CAN IMPROVE YOUR IN-LINE’S EFFECTIVE RANGE, BUT BY HOW MUCH?

6 FACTORS THAT PROLONG THE RUT

HOW TO PLAY THE WIND • IF YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT WHITETAILS, YOU NEED TO CONSIDER PREDOMINANT WIND CURRENTS AS THE BIGGEST THREATS TO YOUR SUCCESS.

AMERICA’S WHITETAIL RESOURCE • 2026 DEER HUNTERS' ALMANAC.

FLU FEVER, BUCK FEVER, & A MONSTER NONTYPICAL • JOSHUA GAWRYSIAK TAGGED A MASSIVE BADGER STATE NONTYPICAL WHILE BATTLING THE FLU.

MONSTER WHITETAILS! • This collection of stories and photos highlight the biggest bucks our readers have outsmarted over the past few years.

FEEDING DEER WITH LOGGING OVERWINTER

WHY WON'T MY MUZZLELOADER GROUP? • IF YOUR SMOKEPOLE HAS A TENDENCY TO THROW THE ODD CURVEBALL, YOU COULD CHALK IT UP TO A FINICKY FIREARM — OR YOU COULD EXAMINE THE FOLLOWING LIKELY CULPRITS.

BEWARE OF HIDDEN SUGARS

RECIPE OF THE MONTH • Za’atar Venison Loin Steaks and Couscous Salad

COLD-WEATHER BOWHUNTING

NEW GEAR

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Smoke SEASON