Oak Duke draws on 50 years of data to predict when bucks will be most active chasing doe each fall. Here's how 2026 looks.

James Bigley Ranches compares the signs of chronic wasting disease with normal deer behavior during the rut.

It was the heart of the breeding season one fall when I shot a nice buck in the act of rubbing a tree. I didn’t pay much attention to this at first. But when it happened a second time, I realized that ...

For a few weeks each year, the familiar backyard deer stops behaving like a quiet lawn ornament. The shift happens during the rut, the annual breeding season when bucks move from tolerance to conflict ...

Calling deer can be an effective way to bring bucks to your stand, even though there isn’t the same instant gratification usually associated with calling ducks or turkeys. Deer aren’t nearly as vocal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last fall into early 2026 marked a banner year for Pennsylvania deer hunting, no matter how you look at it, with hunters ...

Grayghost Plantation releases an overview of the upcoming 2026–2027 deer season, showing hunters can expect from ...

Nature is a fascinating place. Every once in a while, something gets thrown at you that is so unexpected and out of the ordinary that you can’t even comprehend what occurred. But... that's where the ...

Prior to the taking of this head, the big buck shot in the season of 1938 by Lawrence E. Roe of Allenspark, Colo., had been the largest head of record in the state. It was plenty big. It had 13 points ...

Our ultimate guide on how to hunt public land turkeys and ultimately have more success on public ground this spring.

A police officer involved in the retrieval of a shot hunter’s body in bush near Dannevirke says the impact of what occurred ...

Want to find success in your next elk lottery? Get some tips from Mark Kayser on how to beat the point creep, find ...