When most of us think about planting food plots, we picture April and May — or maybe late summer in August and September. But more often than not, Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate. I’ve spent countless ...

Two new public hunting opportunities in Charles County and Queen Anne’s County wildlife management areas are now open to regulated hunting and trapping. Hunting on the 1,172-acre Browns Branch ...

It’s fairly safe to say that more hunters than ever are skilled at picking productive hunt areas by correctly reading maps. From where I sit, that’s a direct result of the explosion of high-tech ...

The Buckmasters television series is the longest-running hunting show in history, focusing on thrilling hunts while sprinkling in a little education. Buckmasters began airing on TNN in 1988, rapidly ...

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Anything that brings more deer into less space increases your odds of success. Last week’s tip about fences was an example of the funnel effect, where a natural or man-made feature concentrates deer ...

Public land hunting opportunities in Kentucky just grew by more than 4,600 acres with the opening of six new properties. Newly opened properties include one new wildlife management area in Nelson and ...

As most experienced hunters probably know, hunting from a treestand is a great way to see farther into the woods and keep our scent above deer, which is a huge advantage. My tip: Don’t get complacent ...

Photo: Quartering a deer properly, knowing to leave the hide on and knowing how to remove the loins without gutting are skills all deer hunters should know. In this age of ATVs, UTVs and 4-wheel drive ...

Nick Winchell’s easy smile and unabashed enthusiasm for whitetails has opened a lot of doors. Since 2021, he’s won over four landowners’ hearts to gain access to their holdings, even one tract that ...

One of the legacies left by longtime outdoor writer Jeff Murray is that he's credited with being among the first to connect deer movements to moon phases. It's a topic that has always been somewhat ...

Photo: Phil Archdeacon — shown here with a great 10-pointer — sent us a very useful tip. The hunter from Rock Tavern, NY figured out a way to retrieve things he dropped from his treestand without ...