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How to Keep CWD Away From the Deer You Hunt
Oct 14, 2024Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Though chronic wasting disease (CWD) continues to spread to new areas of the whitetail’s range, most deer in North America remain unaffected for now. Here are six very simple steps you can take as a…
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Deer Science
Video: 19 Fascinating Deer Behaviors Explained
Oct 9, 2024Kip Adams
White-tailed deer are fascinating animals. Wildlife enthusiasts pursue deer with rifles, bows, cameras and more. Their beauty and grace are well known, and much has been written about super cool deer facts like antler growth…
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Hunting
How to Clean a Deer Skull for a European Mount
Oct 9, 2024Cheyne Matzenbacher
Skull mounts, also known as a European mount or Euro mount, have long been a great way to preserve and display a memorable deer harvest. Back in a time when it was difficult to preserve…
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Using Data and Common Sense to Minimize Deer Hunting Pressure
Oct 2, 2024Josh Honeycutt
Spooking deer happens in many ways. Seeing hunters walk in the field. Hearing hunters walk or talk. Ground scent left behind during the trek in or out. Direct wind scent straight up the nostrils. These…
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5 Reasons to Give Saddle Hunting a Try This Season
Aug 28, 2024Brian Grossman
When I first tried saddle hunting in 2021, it was due to the promise of a lighter, more comfortable pack deep into the public lands I loved to hunt. But I quickly found the increased…
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Is There an Empty Space Between a Deer’s Lungs and Spine?
Aug 28, 2024Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Some deer hunters call it a “dead zone” or “dead space.” Some call it “no man’s land.” Most say it is an empty space located below the spine and above the lungs of a deer,…
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12 Signs You Should Harvest More Does
Aug 21, 2024Lindsay Thomas Jr.
How many does should you harvest? It’s a perennial question for our organization and many deer hunters. Here are 12 signs to look for that indicate you need to take more than you have been….
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4 Strategies for Talking to Non-Hunters About Deer Hunting
Aug 14, 2024Cory Gurman
I love cooking venison, and sharing it with my friends at school is always fun and incredibly gratifying. One time I was cooking for a group of friends, and I just assumed everyone knew they…
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15 Trail-Camera Lessons Learned From Thousands of Unique Bucks
Aug 14, 2024Josh Honeycutt
Trail-cameras have been a big part of my life, even longer than my wife. You might say I’ve been married to the former for 20 years and the latter for nearly 10. And I love…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Deer Food Plots
Aug 7, 2024Brian Grossman
I’m not sure what it is about us hunters — or maybe just humans in general — that drives us to overcomplicate things. I see it in all aspects of life, whether it’s losing weight,…
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What We Know About a Strange Deer With Droopy Ears
Aug 7, 2024Lindsay Thomas Jr.
In November 2022, 14-year-old Cooper Courtright of Louisiana killed a 5½-year-old buck whose ears were his most prominent and memorable feature. Both drooped to the sides of the buck’s head as if they were pinned…
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Bucks With Broken Antlers: Shoot or Pass?
Jul 31, 2024Cole Gander
Hunters have long been intrigued by deer antlers, and rightfully so. From the countless hours spent sifting through trail-camera photographs to observing bachelor groups of bucks basking in the summer heat and gorging on lush…
