
Eight things to know about bachelor groups of bucks that can help you as a hunter
There are various theories regarding why bucks form bachelor groups, but what’s for certain is the groups provide clues to where you should hunt early in the season.

There are various theories regarding why bucks form bachelor groups, but what’s for certain is the groups provide clues to where you should hunt early in the season.

I was a couple of hours into my first sit of the 2020 archery deer season when I noticed movement down a ridge near the creek crossing.
A big-bodied 9-pointer stopped to scan the area

Hunters will soon head for the woods with rifles, bows, muzzleloaders and shotguns. Your goal will be the same: Bring home the bacon.… or, in this case, the venison.
If you’re a new deer

Right now, my strategy is to home in on a buck that I’d like to chase this season. Although I have several bucks I know made it through last winter, they’ve been MIA for the

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While it is simple to put them on the

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A dead deer found in St. Joseph County in late July was confirmed last week to be positive for EHD.<br

Last year the Pennsylvania Game Commission allocated Deer Management Assistance Program tags on game lands for the first time.
This year, the number of game lands with DMAP tags nearly doubled. For the 2024-25

Stabilizers are synonymous with archery, but especially within the competitive target scene; the hunting side of things has always seemed to slip by the wayside.
Any seasoned bowhunter has more than likely noticed the

As Minnesota’s remaining deer farmers stare at an impending Sept. 1 deadline to adhere to new fencing requirements, a federal judge last week dealt the farmers another blow in dismissing a lawsuit aimed at 2023
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