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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CWD BREAKTHROUGH? • HUMIC ACID MIGHT HOLD THE KEY TO COMBATING THIS DEER DISEASE.

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7 WAYS TO KILL A Rutting Buck • TO CONSISTENTLY SCORE ON RUTTING BUCKS, YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY THEIR MAIN WEAKNESSES.

ALL ABOUT THE STRING JUMP • PLUS, THE AUTHOR SHARES THOUGHTS ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE HEAD-DOWN STRING JUMP.

WHEN THE ARROW HITS ITS MARK

ANTLEROLOGY: DEER ANTLERS AS A MODEL FOR SKELETAL TISSUE REGENERATION • MONET GOMES AND DR. STEPHEN S. DITCHKOFF, AUBURN UNIVERSITY

SHOULD WE STOP SHOOTING DOES? • A LOOK AT ALL THINGS ANTLERLESS HARVEST.

UNDERSTANDING CORE AREAS • THE TERM HAS BEEN TOSSED AROUND A LOT OVER THE YEARS. WHAT EXACTLY IS A BUCK’S CORE AREA, AND HOW CAN YOU HUNT IT EFFECTIVELY?

THE OAK CONNECTION • ACORNS CONNECT OAK TREES — AND HUNTERS — TO WHITETAILS.

THE Killing Tree • SOME AMBUSH POINTS HELP HUNTERS FILL TAGS YEAR AFTER YEAR. HERE’S WHY!

HOW LARGE IS A BUCK’S HOME RANGE? • RESEARCHERS EXPERIENCE SOME ROADBLOCKS WHEN TRYING TO PIN DOWN ANSWERS TO ONE OF THE WHITETAIL’S BIGGEST MYSTERIES.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUNTING OUTERWEAR • TODAY’S DEER HUNTER HAS NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD.

HOW TO USE DEER DECOYS • IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED DECOYING RUTTING BUCKS, YOU’RE MISSING OUT ON ONE OF THE GAME’S DEADLIEST TACTICS. HERE’S A GUIDE TO MAKING IT WORK.

4 REASONS WHY YOU CAN’T STOCKPILE BUCKS • HERE ARE THE REASONS WHY YOU CAN’T HOARD KINGS OF THE HERD.

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RECIPE OF THE MONTH • FRIED TENDERLOIN

WHEN TO Call AND Rattle

DRAW WEIGHT CONSIDERATIONS • OLD-SCHOOL DOGMA SAYS THAT THE HEAVIER YOUR COMPOUND BOW’S DRAW WEIGHT, THE MORE EFFICIENT BOWHUNTER YOU WILL BE. IF YOUR QUARRY IS THE WHITE-TAILED DEER, THIS COULDN’T BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. HERE’S WHY.

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PITFALLS OF POPULATION MANIPULATION • ATTEMPTING TO BUILD A BETTER DEER HERD MIGHT NOT YIELD THE RESULTS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.

WHITETAIL CONNECTION

BECOME A BETTER LAND MANAGER • TRAP • MANAGE • EXPLORE

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