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Deer Science
New Study Investigates Peak Rut Buck Movement
Nov 5, 2025Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Bucks move more during the rut than any other time of year. The rut will peak at the same time every year in a given location. These two basic rules of the whitetail rut keep…
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Hunting
There is No Such Thing as a Nocturnal Buck
Oct 29, 2025Cole Gander
We’ve all heard it before and some of us may have even said it ourselves at some point: “That buck has gone nocturnal.” After capturing countless daylight trail-camera photos all summer long, those same cameras…
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Hunting
NDA’s Recommended Practices for Deer Hunters in CWD Zones
Oct 27, 2025NDA Staff
Deer hunters who live or hunt in areas where chronic wasting disease has been found in deer are on the front lines in the fight against this disease. The National Deer Association believes that CWD…
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Deer Science
Why Do Deer Raise Their Tails When They Run?
Oct 22, 2025Matt Ross
Have you ever witnessed a deer raising its tail at you while it speedily ran away? Some believe it’s the deer version of flipping the bird, and to be honest it kind of feels that…
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Food Plot Species Profile: Austrian Winter Peas
Jul 5, 2013Bob Westerfield
Austrian winter peas are a cool-season annual legume that can produce a great food plot on their own or as an addition to a seed mixture planted in the fall to attract deer. Easy to…
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Know Your Deer Plants: American Beech
Jun 25, 2013Matt Ross
Most white-tailed deer hunters east of the Mississippi recognize the importance of the fall acorn crop and how it directly impacts their hunting opportunities. The majority of NDA members also understand the effect this cyclic…
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3 Ways to Track Fawn Recruitment
Jun 25, 2013Dr. Will Gulsby and Dr. Karl V. Miller
Over the last decade, predators, especially coyotes, have greatly altered deer population dynamics in many parts of the country by reducing fawn recruitment (the number of fawns per doe that survive to 6 months of…
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Momentum Beats Speed for Lethal Arrow Hits
Jun 18, 2013Bill Badgley
Lethal shots without wounding deer are every ethical hunter’s top priority, and shot placement and an understanding of anatomy are paramount. However, momentum should be the most important part of arrow selection if we want…
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QDM vs. Trophy and Traditional Deer Management
May 29, 2013Kip Adams
Quality Deer Management (QDM) is a household name to modern day deer hunters. You can’t pick up a hunting magazine, watch outdoor television, or talk to the guys at camp without seeing or hearing the…
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When Bucks Don’t Shed Their Velvet
May 28, 2013Joe Hamilton
The hunt on Saturday November 9, 2013, was a heart-breaker for Ryne Wade of Marion, Illinois. A huge buck he had been after was in bow range when a doe winded Ryne and spoiled the…
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The Reality of Doe:Buck Ratios
Apr 23, 2013Kip Adams
Deer sex ratios are a common topic of conversation among whitetail hunters. Other than deer density, few subjects ignite controversy as quickly as a discussion of the number of does per buck in any given…
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How to Safely Drop Large Trees with a Chainsaw
Apr 22, 2013Lindsay Thomas Jr.
A chainsaw is a valuable tool when it comes to improving deer habitat and manipulating a landscape to enhance hunting strategies. It is also a tool that can severely injure or kill you, especially when…
