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

LEADING OFF • Whether you are a dedicated big-buck hunter or just aspire to be, there’s several things you can change right now to improve your success rate. Bob Zaiglin explain in his article, “Big Dreams!” on Page 91.

WHO HAS THE MOST DEER?

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DREAM SEASON • THE STORY OF HOW A FATHER, MOTHER, AND TWO BROTHERS HARVESTED MASSIVE BUCKEYE STATE WHITETAILS IN ONE SEASON

GENETIC VARIABILITY IN MATURE BUCKS • NO MATTER HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE WITH MATURE DEER, KNOW THAT WHITETAILS ARE NOTED FOR THEIR HIGH LEVEL OF GENETIC VARIABILITY, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR DIFFERING PHYSICAL TRAITS AND, OFTENTIMES, “PLASTIC” BEHAVIOR.

THE UPS, DOWNS, INS AND OUTS OF THERMALS • OFTEN CONSIDERED BUT NOT ALWAYS CONQUERED, THERMAL AIR FLOW CAN MAKE OR BREAK ANY WHITETAIL HUNT

THE SCIENCE OF SCRAPE HUNTING

ERNIE AND THE LICKING BRANCH

KEYS TO USING CAMERAS

FABULOUS FUNNELS • TO MASTER THE ART OF HUNTING FUNNELS, YOU MUST OPEN YOUR MIND ENOUGH TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT A HUNTING PARCEL OFFERS.

2023 RUT FORECAST • NOT EVERY BUCK EXHIBITS PRIMARY RUT BEHAVIOR. SEVERAL FACTORS, INCLUDING AGE, NUTRITION, HEALTH AND GENETICS CAN AFFECT THE TIME AND EXTENT OF EACH BUCK’S PARTICIPATION. BUT … ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL… HERE’S A LOOK AT WHEN MOST BUCKS WILL GO WILD THIS FALL.

BUSTED UP ANTLERS IN 2022

DISSECTING THE RUT • WHETHER THE WORD’S ORIGIN CAME FROM THE WAGON WHEEL MARKS IN A MUDDY EUROPEAN ROAD, THE “EERRRUT” SOUND OF A GRUNT, OR THE ROARING SOUND OF A EUROPEAN STAG, ONE THING IS CERTAIN: “RUT” IS THE MOST POWERFUL WORD IN A DEER HUNTER’S VOCABULARY.

SOY TALK: CONVENTIONAL OR FORAGE SOYBEANS? • A DEEP-DIVE INTO DEER GRAZING BEHAVIORS, PREFERENCES FOR SOYBEAN VARIETIES, AND MORE

UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES

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THE BEECH TREE: AN UNSUNG HERO OF THE DEER WOODS • ALTHOUGH NOT AS GRAND AS THE CHESTNUT AND NOT AS VALUABLE AS THE MYRIAD OAKS THAT STAND WITH IT, THE AMERICAN BEECH IS AN IMPORTANT SPECIES OF OUR EASTERN FORESTS. ITS FRUIT, BROWSE AND PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES NOT ONLY BENEFIT WHITE-TAILED DEER, BUT SUSTAIN NUMEROUS OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES.

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BIG DREAMS • BECOMING A SERIOUS BIG-BUCK HUNTER REQUIRES MUCH MORE THAN PERSISTENCE AND PATIENCE IN THE FIELD.

CROSSBOW ESSENTIALS

PUBLIC PERSISTENCE THAT PAYS • HOW TO KILL BIG BUCKS EVERY YEAR ON PUBLIC LAND

HE DIDN’T NEED A COMPASS

SENSE OF DIRECTION

HOW TO PLANT KILLER BRASSICAS

AN OHIO MONARCH • GUY COLE’S DEER MARKED THE EPITOME OF HIS FAMILY’S HUNTING HERITAGE

MEAT HANDLING, FIELD TO TABLE

Perfectly Grilled • VENISON ROUND STEAKS

LONG JUMPERS • HOW FAR CAN A DEER LEAP?

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GOING STRAIGHT

THROWING DARTS • TO OBTAIN YOUR BEST ARCHERY ACCURACY EVER, TUNE YOUR BOW AND ARROWS.

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TELL ME, THEN HOW DOES YOUR DEER DIE?