Deer & Deer Hunting

Deer & Deer Hunting is written and edited for serious, year-round hunting enthusiasts, focusing on hunting techniques, deer biology and behavior, deer management, habitat requirements, the natural history of deer and hunting ethics

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Deer & Deer Hunting

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LOST & FOUND • MICHIGAN FAMILY REUNITED WITH PATRIARCH’S TROPHY BUCK FROM MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.

CELL CAM STRATEGIES • HOW TO USE TRAIL CAMERAS WITH DEER FEEDERS, FOOD PLOTS, MOCK SCRAPES, WATERHOLES & MORE TO PATTERN DEER FAST

SCRAPING UP BUCKS THE RIGHT WAY

OUT of the WAY • HUNTING THE FORGOTTEN, OVERLOOKED, IGNORED AND OUTBACK CORNERS OF WHITETAIL COUNTRY

2026 RUT ACTIVITY GUIDE • ONLY HAVE A FEW PRECIOUS VACATION DAYS THAT YOU CAN USE DURING THE RUT? WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED WITH OUR ANNUAL RUT FORECAST!

DIGESTIVE DESIGN • THE WHITETAIL’S FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM IS WELL-ADAPTED TO CHANGE.

HABITAT WORK That Pays! • SOME HABITAT WORK BUILDS A BETTER DEER FARM. SOME OF IT ALSO BUILDS REAL VALUE. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BEFORE YOU SPEND THE TIME AND MONEY.

The Buck Hunters OF NORTH AMERICA

DEER HAIR ID • MOST COLOR DIFFERENCES IN A WHITETAIL’S HAIR ARE FOUND NEAR THE TIPS. OTHER NOTEWORTHY DIFFERENCES ARE THICKNESS, STRAIGHTNESS AND LENGTH.

THE METAPHYSICS OF DEAR BLOOD • THE SECRET TO THE WHITETAIL’S POWER, STAMINA AND SELF-TREATMENT CAPABILITIES LIES IN ITS UNIQUE BLOOD CHEMISTRY.

RUT REALITIES • MANAGING A DEER HERD FOR AN EARLIER, MORE COMPACT BREEDING PERIOD CAN BENEFIT DEER AND DEER HUNTERS.

ROOKIE MISTAKES • HERE’S HOW HUNTERS EDUCATE DEER BEFORE THE HUNT — AND HOW YOU CAN PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING TO YOU.

TOUGH TRANSITIONS • TACTICS FOR HUNTING THE RUT’S MOST DIFFICULT PERIOD

EARLY SEASONS HERO MANA GEMENT • WHY EARLY SEASON IS THE BEST TIME TO HARVEST DOES

DEER & DEER HUNTING • SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE BEST!

BOWHUNTING’S Bounty • HOW ARCHERY CAN MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON

CARTEL AND COUES DEER • NAVIGATING CARTELS AND CORRUPTION TO HUNT COUES WHITETAILS IN OLD MEXICO.

WHEN AGE DEFIES ANTLERS • LETTHISSTORYBETHE REASON WHY YOU FINALLY BELIEVE THAT ANTLERS ARE A POOR INDICATOR OF AGE.

HOW ACCURATE IS TOOTH-WEAR AGING?

THE OLDEST WILD DEER EVER RECORDED

260 INCHES of Patience • JERRY BROOKS SHARED THIS JOURNEY WITH THE FARMER — HIS FRIEND.

BECAME A Burger Meister • 5 SECRETS TO THE BEST VENISON PATTIES YOU’LL EVER EAT

DEER TALK NOW VIDEO & AUDIO PODCAST

RECIPE OF THE MONTH • Easy Italian Wedding Soup with Venison Meatballs

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THE SWITCH

ALL ABOUT LENGTHS

BECOME A BETTER LAND MANAGER

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