By: Josh Honeycutt

Josh Honeycutt is an avid deer hunter. He's hunted deer from South Carolina to South Dakota but spends most of his time hunting in Kentucky. Honeycutt is the associate editor and deer hunting editor for Realtree.com, and his work has appeared in more than 50 publications including North American Whitetail, Whitetail Journal, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Game & Fish, Fur-Fish-Game, Modern Pioneer and more.

Using Data and Common Sense to Minimize Deer Hunting Pressure

Oct 2, 2024 Josh 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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15 Trail-Camera Lessons Learned From Thousands of Unique Bucks

Aug 14, 2024 Josh 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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5 Red-Hot Rut Stands for Pressured Deer

Nov 17, 2016 Josh Honeycutt

Most of the places I hunt are either public land or small, heavily pressured pockets of private land. Mature bucks (3½ to 4½ years old and older) aren’t making many daylight appearances in these areas…

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8 Tips for Beating Buck Fever

Oct 27, 2016 Josh Honeycutt

I can’t speak for you, but buck fever is one of the reasons I go deer hunting. Of course, the main reason we go is to bring home nourishing food for our families. But we…

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