Don’t get it twisted: The classic big-buck destinations are still great. Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois still produce giants every year. Texas deer hunters still kill more whitetails than anyone else. And ...

T.J. Rempel is the first to admit he’s no diehard trophy hunter. “I’m not the guy who dreams of giant whitetails when my head hits the pillow,” he told Field & Stream. “The smell of smoked backstrap ...

White-tailed deer are among the most abundant big game animals in North America. They are practically everywhere, found in widespread distribution across the continent, with their numbers only growing ...

A tall and heavy 8-point buck pushed a doe up the open ridge and directly toward my tree stand. Three satellite bucks circled and sniffed the air, but couldn’t get within 20 yards of the doe due to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s ...

Hunters who harvest a deer, moose, or caribou outside of New York cannot simply bring the entire carcass home. The DEC ...