You have to be where bucks feel comfortable moving at all times of year, but that's especially true outside of the rut when most deer do not cover as much ground in daylight. Strategically hunting a ...

A buck watches its backtrail. The ultimate accomplishment for a North Woods deer hunter is snow tracking a mature buck and shooting him at close range. Executing a hunt like this takes skill, patience ...

Bedding areas get talked about like they’re fixed locations, but mature deer don’t treat them that way. Bedding shifts with pressure, wind, habitat changes, food availability, and subtle terrain ...

Darkness consumed the Douglas fir forest in Oregon’s Cascade Range. Unloading the rifle, I headed for the truck. It was pouring rain and windy. Perfect blacktail deer hunting conditions, but the ...