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Deer Science
What Makes Deer Grow Larger in Some Areas?
Apr 15, 2026Mark Turner
Most deer hunters learn early in their hunting career that some locations produce larger deer than others. Hunters in Iowa and Kansas, for example, have a much different impression of what constitutes a big buck…
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Deer Science
The Screwworm Fly is Back and Approaching Texas, Threatening Deer
Apr 8, 2026Lindsay Thomas Jr.
A monster that eats live deer, which we thought we defeated decades ago, is on the rise. Once chased all the way back down to South America, the New World screwworm fly is staging a…
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Habitat
Food Plots are Overrated. Do This Instead.
Apr 1, 2026Brian Grossman
Before you hit send on that email questioning my sanity, let me start by saying that I love food plots as much as the next person. There’s something extremely satisfying about working the ground, planting…
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Hunting
Shoot or Pass This Buck? New Wisconsin Study Paints a Portrait of the Picky Deer Hunter
Mar 25, 2026Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Between the sound of the alarm clock and the punching of a buck tag, there’s a series of decisions for every deer hunter. Do I go hunting today? Yes. Is that a deer I see?…
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Can We Prevent EHD?
Mar 20, 2013Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Hemorrhagic disease (HD) hit whitetails extremely hard in 2012, the latest in a recent string of notable years for outbreaks. The disease (mostly strains of a virus known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease or EHD, but…
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Cultipackers for Food Plots
Mar 1, 2013Lindsay Thomas Jr.
The basic equipment you must have to call yourself any kind of “food plotter” is a set of disk harrows, a machine that will pull it (whether an ATV or a tractor), and some type…
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Try These Warm-Season Food Plot Mixes
Feb 20, 2013Craig Harper
In my past article “Weed Control Primer” in Quality Whitetails magazine, I shared strategies for effective weed control in cool- and warm-season food plots. I also included several food plot mixtures and matching weed-control methods…
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Where Has That Darn Buck Gone?
Feb 19, 2013Jim Stickles
As part of a research project funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, Jim Stickles, a graduate student at the University of Georgia Deer Lab, and undergraduates Swanny Evans and…
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Hack-and-Squirt for Timber Stand Improvement
Jan 16, 2013Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Planting the right trees and removing the wrong ones can both be part of effective deer habitat management. You might need to remove trees for timber stand improvement (selecting low-value tree species to allow sunlight…
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Know Your Deer Plants: Swamp Chestnut Oak
Jan 14, 2013Matt Ross
When considering species to plant or encourage on deer hunting land in the Southeast, swamp chestnut oak should be near the top of your list. A member of the white oak family, swamp chestntut oak…
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Causes of Early Antler Casting
Dec 17, 2012Kip Adams
Every year starting in December, NDA begins to receive sporadic reports of bucks dropping their antlers earlier than normal. These reports seem to be more common in some years, or more concentrated in specific regions,…
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Can Deer See Blaze Orange?
Dec 5, 2012Lindsay Thomas Jr.
It’s a question as old as blaze-orange vests and caps. Hunters worry that their required safety-orange apparel will give them away to the sharp eyes of deer. After much research into deer vision capabilities and…
