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A Beginner’s Guide to Traditional Archery
May 7, 2025Brian Grossman
I have a lot of great memories from over 35 years of bowhunting, but few compare to taking my first deer with a traditional bow. No, it wasn’t a big buck. In fact, it wasn’t…
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Venison
The Venison Liver Pâté Challenge
May 6, 2025Elizabeth Kligge
I would not consider myself to be someone who likes liver. However, I had a desire to utilize more of my deer, and that meant tackling a portion that many claim is inedible. I wanted…
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Deer Science
A Photo Gallery of Jawbones From Extremely Old Deer
Apr 30, 2025Lindsay Thomas Jr.
The longer deer live, the more they wear down their teeth from chewing forage and browse. It used to be that hunters could only age extremely worn deer jaws as “5½-plus” or some variation of…
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Venison
How to Make Maple Wild Pork Breakfast Sausages
Apr 28, 2025Elizabeth Kligge
Wait a minute – that’s not venison! That’s right. This is a wild pork recipe, and we are the National Deer Association. Let me explain. A few years ago, when I was just starting out…
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5 Easy Steps to Better Deer Forage and Cover
Jan 22, 2025Lindsay Thomas Jr.
One of the easiest ways to quickly improve forage and cover for deer is to remove a plant that doesn’t belong here. Whether it’s a non-native tree, shrub or vine, the space and resources it…
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Mature Buck Harvest Rises to Another New U.S. Record
Jan 15, 2025NDA Staff
U.S. deer hunters took more than 3 million whitetail bucks in the 2023-24 hunting season and set a new record in mature buck harvest, as 43% of those bucks were estimated to be 3½ years…
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4 Reasons Mature Bucks Are Critical to Deer Herd Health and Hunting
Jan 8, 2025Kip Adams
Mature bucks can take your breath away. Whether it’s a frosty fall morning in the woods or a summer evening in an alfalfa field, the mere glimpse of a mature buck will make your heart…
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A Guide to the Most Important Weather Factors in Prescribed Fire
Jan 7, 2025Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Prescribed fire is a fantastic deer habitat management tool, and nothing is more important when using it than ensuring a safe, effective and contained burn. By planning and waiting to burn under the right conditions,…
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8 Worthy Resolutions for Deer Hunters
Jan 1, 2025Brian Grossman
A new year always brings with it a mix of emotions for me. I’m saddened because it marks the final days of Georgia’s deer season, but at the same time I love the feeling of…
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I Tagged My Oldest Doe Ever. Was it a Warning Sign?
Dec 18, 2024Lindsay Thomas Jr.
I was desperate. I was down to my last few days of hunting for the year, and my freezer would have been chirping if it was a smoke detector. The woods seemed desolate, too. I…
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Weak Excuses and Legitimate Concerns of Late-Season Doe Harvest
Dec 11, 2024Kip Adams
During my career as a deer biologist, I’ve heard many weak excuses for why hunters pass up opportunities at antlerless deer late in the hunting season. I’m sure you’ve heard some of them, too. Conversely,…
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The Rut’s Winding Down. Now What?
Dec 4, 2024Brian Grossman
As deer hunters, we eagerly anticipate the the rut — that magical time of year when deer movement is at its peak, and you never know what may show up in front of your deer…
