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Deer Report: Doe Harvest Jumps, Mature Buck Harvest Sets Another Record

Jan 9, 2026 NDA Staff

U.S. deer hunters gave the antlerless deer harvest a much-needed boost in the 2024-25 season, putting the total back above 3 million for only the third time in 11 years and ahead of the antlered…

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Venison

How to Make Venison Sausage Like a Professional Chef

Jan 7, 2026 Evan Barrett

Please allow me to be frank. Making sausage is fun, easy, and once you know the basics, the possibilities seem limitless. As a professional chef who became a deer hunter through NDA’s Field to Fork…

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NDA’s Best Late-Season Deer Hunting Advice

Dec 17, 2025 NDA Staff

The late days of hunting season are a challenging time to fill deer tags. Deer are moving less as the rut becomes a memory. They’re wary and elusive after weeks of dodging hunters. Meanwhile, we…

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Deer Science

This “Frosty” Silver Buck Has Biologists Stumped. See the Photos.

Dec 10, 2025 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

For three seasons now, Kevin O’Brien and his uncle and cousins, who all hunt in the same area of northwest Wisconsin, have been seeing and photographing a ghostly deer. Lots of whitetail bucks “ghost” us,…

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Scientists: Releasing Captive-Bred Deer to Fight CWD in Wild Deer Is Unlikely to Work

Oct 1, 2025 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Recently scientists have been exploring the idea that we can fight chronic wasting disease in wild deer by releasing captive-bred, “CWD resistant” deer. Some in the deer farming industry endorsed the idea, and legislators in…

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3 Habitat Strategies That Produced 3 Mature Bucks in One Season

Sep 24, 2025 Kip Adams

The number 16 conjures positive images and memories for nearly everyone. However, in this case I’m not referring to a special birthday party or select round of hoops during March Madness. Rather, 16 is a…

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9 Tips for Making Doe Harvest and Venison Donation a Community Celebration

Sep 22, 2025 Kim Zuhlke

Despite widespread awareness of the importance of doe harvest, many hunters struggle to meet goals and maintain deer populations in balance with habitat. Our local group of NDA volunteers, the Coulee Country Branch, has been…

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Which Venison Tastes Better, Bucks or Does?

Sep 17, 2025 Matt Ross

Most hunters stand firm that a primary motivator why they hunt is the ability to acquire a natural, sustainable source of delicious meat for their families. It certainly is for me! But it’s often said…

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Active Management Keeps CWD Prevalence Low. Inaction Helps it Spread and Grow.

Sep 16, 2025 Ben Westfall

Early detection and intervention are key when it comes to minimizing the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, and there are many ways wildlife agencies do this, including targeted removal. Targeted removal is a…

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No Stand Needed: The Art and Advantages of Ground Setups for Whitetails

Sep 10, 2025 Nick Pinizzotto

Opening morning finally arrived, and I had my ambush spot picked out well in advance due to my thorough scouting efforts. I had been watching a bachelor group of five bucks consistently using a heavily…

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CWD is Ravaging My Family’s Land, But It’s Not Too Late for You

Sep 9, 2025 Paul Annear

My first season deer hunting in Wisconsin was 2001, the same season that produced Wisconsin’s first deer to test positive for chronic wasting disease. CWD has always been at the forefront of deer hunting discussions…

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Lessons of Urban Deer Hunting I Learned the Hard Way

Sep 9, 2025 Mason Vliet

I was introduced to deer hunting by my dad and grandpa on a 200-acre lease in southern Georgia. We hunted from plywood box blinds and tripod stands overlooking feeders. It was fairly straightforward and a…

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