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

MINDFUL APPRECIATION

Deer & Deer Hunting

DDH COMMUNITY • DDH FAN DAVID MILLER SAVED HIS SAFETY VEST AND HANDED IT DOWN TO HIS GRANDSON WITH HIS ORIGINAL STUMP SITTERS PATCH. WE SALUTE YOU!

DOE FAWNS PRODUCE THE LARGEST OFFSPRING

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WOLF NUMBERS ARE INCREASING

Confirmed Gray Wolf Sightings

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THINK BIG CHEAP! • DYNAMITE HUNTING PLOTS DON’T HAVE TO PRICE YOU OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME. USE THIS GUIDE TO PLAN FOR BIG THINGS THIS FALL ON A BUDGET.

WHEN TO SAY NO TO DOE HUNTING • OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT EXCESSIVE DOE HARVESTS CAN DISRUPT ADAPTIVE FEMALE ORGANIZATION, FRAGMENT COHESIVE SOCIAL GROUPS OF RELATED DOES, AND CAUSE ADVERSE BIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES IN HARSH NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTS.

THE LATEST RESEARCH IN DOE, FAWN AND COYOTE RELATIONSHIPS • PLUS, CAN BERRIES SAVE MORE FAWNS?

Drifting for WHITETAILS

WHEN ALL IS LOST • IF YOU HUNT LONG ENOUGH, YOU WILL SHOOT A DEER THAT YOU WON’T FIND. IT’S A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW, BUT THE LESSONS LEARNED WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER HUNTER.

BREAKING DOWN THE HUNTING LAND RUSH • HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL LAND HAS SEEN AN UNPRECEDENTED RISE IN POPULARITY AND COST. WHAT’S DRIVING THE DEMAND, AND IS THERE AN END IN SIGHT?

ARE RED CEDARS GOOD WHITETAIL HABITAT? • EASTERN RED CEDARS ARE LAUDED BY DEER HUNTERS FOR THEIR COVER AND THERMAL ADVANTAGES. ARE THERE REALLY BENEFITS TO HAVING CEDARS ON A HUNTING PROPERTY? 3 EXPERTS WEIGH IN.C

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WHITETAIL KIDNEYS • PROPER KIDNEY FUNCTION IS VITAL FOR DEER SURVIVAL.

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BOWHUNTER ENDS JOURNEY FOR MONSTER KANSAS BUCK

REASONS FOR NoT Aging Venison • AGING VENISON OR NOT AGING IT IS AN ONGOING DISCUSSION (OR ARGUMENT). POINTS OBVIOUSLY CAN BE MADE FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE. SINCE I’VE NEVER BEEN SHY ABOUT EXPRESSING MY THOUGHTS ON ANY SUBJECT, I’M HAPPY TO LEAP INTO THIS ONE. HERE GOES …A

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