Recent Deer Hunting Articles
Is a Modular Hunting Blind Worth the Money?
Every deer hunter has been there. You roll up to your spot before first light, the wind has shifted, and you're stuck hunting out of the same creaky old box blind you've been dragging around for a decade. The roof leaks a little, the windows stick, and every time you shift in your seat the thing gr
Are Acorns Ruining Your Deer Hunt? Here's Why
A few years ago I sat in a perfectly placed stand over a green soybean field in Kansas for the entire opening week of season. The field had browsing scars everywhere — the kind that make you feel good about yourself when you're hanging a stand the week before. I was convinced I'd found the spot. I
Why Ground Hunting Deer Beats the Treestand
Ditch the Treestand and Hunt Deer on the Ground Let's be real — most of us grew up thinking that if you weren't up in a tree, you were doing it wrong. The treestand became the gold standard of whitetail hunting somewhere along the way, and a whole lot of guys never looked back. Hang your stand, st
How Hunters Are Losing Private Land Access Forever
Is Your Deer Season Access Slipping Away? Let me take you back a few years. I had been hunting the same stretch of hardwoods for the better part of a decade — a family property that bordered some thick timber country. I had a verbal handshake deal with the owner, a retired dairy farmer named Ron,
What to Do After You Shoot a Deer (The First 30 Minutes)
Your Deer Is Down. Now What? The First 30 Minutes You squeezed the trigger. Or you let that arrow fly. Your heart is slamming against your ribs, your hands are shaking, and every part of you wants to jump down from that stand and go find your deer right now. I get it. I've been there more times th
Pennsylvania May Finally Let Hunters Set Their Own License Fees
For the first time in a quarter century, the Pennsylvania Game Commission may soon have the authority to manage its own financial house. Two pieces of legislation that recently cleared a key committee hurdle are poised to fundamentally reshape how hunting licenses are priced and who can access the
New York's Deer Overpopulation Crisis and the Hunting Fix
New York's Deer Problem Just Got a New Solution — And Hunters Are the Key For years, anyone who has driven the backroads of the Hudson Valley at dusk, or cut through the farm country stretching between Rochester and Buffalo, has noticed it: more deer, more often, seemingly everywhere. That observa
Why Warm Weather Deer Hunting Gives You the Edge
Stop Waiting for Cold Fronts to Kill Your Buck Every deer hunter you know does the same thing. They obsessively watch the weather app, circle cold front days on the calendar, and take time off work when the mercury finally drops. Cold fronts get all the glory, and honestly, they deserve some of it
