One TV-Hunter Tactic Whitetail Hunters Might Want To Reconsider
Way back when the original Hunger Games movie came out, I was working as an Associate Editor for the largest bowhunting magazine on the mark...
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39 Years Later, Vermont Resumes Doe Hunting During Gun Season
President Ronald Reagan was heading into his final year in the White House when Vermont hunters last shot antlerless deer during November’s...
4 Shot Opportunities to Pass on Whitetails
The wind wasn’t blowing right for my favorite treestand, so I set up that morning in a ground blind downwind of the bedding area. I was watc...
The MeatEater Crew's Best Deer Hunting Tips
You probably have some words of wisdom from whoever taught you how to hunt, and I’m willing to bet it still sticks with you in some way. My...
3 Improvements to Make Your Property Feel More Like Hunting Camp
Most deer hunters dream of having their own, or at least joining, a good hunting camp. It’s where formative hunting memories are made, and l...
3 Attributes the Best Whitetail Hunters All Share
If I’m being honest, the whole idea for this article came from something that is totally understandable but also kind of annoying. People lo...
How Acorns Affect Deer Movement
A few years ago, I spent my whole opening week in Kansas hunting a green soybean field full of browsing scars but didn’t see a single deer....
After Killing a 181-Inch Buck in 2025, Wisconsin Bowhunter Bags an Even Bigger Public-Land Giant
Matthew Kufahl, 46, of Hayward, Wisconsin, killed an impressive Booner buck last season. After tagging a 181-inch 12-pointer on November 12,...
Ask Wired to Hunt: Processing Deer in Warm Temps
Question: In Hot Weather, How Much Time Do You Have to Get Your Deer to the Processor? Answer: Like all good questions, it depends. Generall...
How to Beat the Bugs During the Early Season
It was already 80 degrees before the sun peeked over the horizon. I had sweat rolling like the Mississippi between my shoulder blades, but t...
164-Inch Velvet Buck Creates a Shooting Dilemma for Kentucky Couple
Logan Beach of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and his wife, Kaylin, had a problem. It was the afternoon of September 6, the second day of Kentucky...
Why You're Not Getting Early Season Bucks on Trail Camera
Summer is an unbeatable time of year for trail cameras in the whitetail woods. Deer are calm, movement is consistent, and patterns are easy...
A Pheasant Hunter Killed the New No. 1 Whitetail Ever Killed in the States...35 Years Ago
This week the Jordan Buck was officially supplanted from atop the Boone and Crockett record books. The Aiuppa Buck, a 207 ⅞-inch Illinois ty...
Tennessee College Student Arrows 160-Inch Velvet Buck After Class
Nineteen-year-old Ethan Owen, a wildlife and fisheries management student at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, rushed out of his gene...
Ask Wired to Hunt: Patterning Deer in the Big Woods
Question: I live in Michigan's lower peninsula and recently purchased a property in the upper peninsula. I love hunting up there but have ha...
3 Hot Weather Deer Hunting Myths
A lot of state’s bow openers will start in a matter of days. Just because deer season opens doesn't mean the thermostat will drop. Prime vel...
Ask Wired to Hunt: How to Find Hunting Access and a Mentor
Question: I’m a new bow hunter who doesn’t have access to private land or a hunting mentor. Where should I start? Answer: Learning to hunt o...
Ask Wired to Hunt: Mechanical or Fixed Blade Broadheads?
Question: Should I use a mechanical or fixed blade broadhead, and what brands do you recommend? Answer: If I had a dollar for every time I’v...
Is CWD A Silent Fawn Killer?
If there’s one disease that needs no introduction in the whitetail world, it’s CWD. Since its first detection in wild deer herds, chronic wa...
A Beginner's Guide to Trail Cameras
Trail cameras have become a staple for whitetail hunters, especially over the past decade. Where legal, they can be handy tools for locating...