With the final days of October slipping by, the time of year that every whitetail hunter dreams of is at our doorstep. The ...

Related: The Best Deer Calls of 2024 While there are plenty of ways to call deer, in this story we’re primarily going to cover when and how to use a grunt call for bucks. That’s why we pulled together ...

Along with buck rubs on trees and saplings, the time of the ubiquitous and mysterious scrape, a bare patch of ground on the forest floor, is here. Some of us have spent countless hours perched in ...

Near or at dark, a thick-necked 8- or IO-pointer might charge out into the field, scatter the subdominant bucks like quail ...

As we move from mid- to late-October, bucks are primed to go on a sign-making frenzy, which means that the number of fresh scrapes dotting your hunting grounds is about to explode. Depending on whom ...

Along with buck rubs, the ubiquitous and mysterious woodland scrape signals to hunters that a whitetail buck has recently passed by. But that pawed up patch of woodland dirt means a lot more to deer.

Summer is a good time to capture photos of bucks with velvet antlers. Mock scrapes can attract deer to trail cameras for photos. Placement of the camera is important ...

Calling deer can be an effective way to bring bucks to your stand, even though there isn’t the same instant gratification usually associated with calling ducks or turkeys. Deer aren’t nearly as vocal ...

It’s running a little late this year, and that could be a good thing for hunters venturing out for the Nov. 29 opener of the rifle deer season. The rut. Chris Denmon, president of the North Mountain ...

Off and on for over 50 years, I have been killing bucks over scrapes. But, beyond the hunting season, my obsession, fascination, and determination to plumb the mystery and meaning has not waned. Trail ...