NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. By participating in the Buckmasters® 40 Days of Giveaways Presented by Mountain Dew (the "Promotion"), ...

For hunters who need a scent mask in a pinch, or those who can't afford to buy scent killer sprays, there’s a simple solution I've used all my life: cedar trees. In the Tennessee foothills where I'm ...

When you set up a treestand, play the prevailing winds, but also pay attention to the sun. If it's a morning stand, you don't want the stand to face the rising sun. It might be possible to set up on a ...

There are many reasons why bowhunters miss deer. The most common is simply misjudging distance. That one’s relatively easy to remedy. Use a rangefinder. You should also spend idle time on stand ...

I am a hunter who prefers hang-on or lock-on style treestands. Screw-in tree steps are my favorite method for getting up and down. As you’ve probably experienced, getting tree steps started can be ...

One thing I make sure to do every summer is refresh my mineral sites. As temperatures climb across the South, deer are putting a lot of stress on their bodies. Bucks are growing antlers at an ...

Build it, and they will come. For hunt-savvy land managers, creating and maintaining deer-attracting food plots on private tracts has never been more popular. That’s because a well-constructed plot ...

Backstraps and tenderloins: Are they the same thing? The answer might surprise you if you’re a hunting newbie, and it even might be news to some of you old-timers! The answer is no, backstraps and ...

It’s late summer and many of you have already been out scouting for early season stand sites. And if you haven’t yet begun your scouting efforts, it’s not too late to start. More good news? Doing so ...

Mounting a deer can be pretty expensive these days, and sometimes we shoot a buck that’s decent, but doesn’t quite have what it takes to spend the money for a taxidermy bill. So, what do we do? Nearly ...

For all the gear bowhunters tote around these days, proper arrow transport seems to be one area overlooked by many. Some soft bow cases have full-length pockets designed for accessories but simply ...

Brandon Sheets grew up hunting arrowheads and fishing on his family's property in Pickaway County, Ohio, but he only started hunting deer there about four years ago. That's when he first glimpsed the ...