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Keep Them in the Dark

Keep Them in the Dark by Patrick Meitin Kill bigger bucks and keep stands fresher longer by adopting these stealth approaches. It’s a common scenario in whitetail hunting: You scout hard all summer to find that big buck, or that hotspot where big bucks pass regularly, religiously deploying trail cameras to spark more enthusiasm with seeing-is-believing evidence. The night … [Read more...] about Keep Them in the Dark

A Guide to Wounded Deer

A Guide to Wounded Deer By Mark Kayser It occurs repeatedly every year across the wide whitetail range in North America. It doesn’t matter if you hunt with a bow or firearm. If you hunt long enough you’ll likely have to track a wounded whitetail. Wounding may occur from a hasty decision you make in the fog of buck fever, but it’s just as likely to occur from a spooky … [Read more...] about A Guide to Wounded Deer

The DeClay Buck

The DeClay Buck by Harold DeClay Hunting was something I always wanted to do as a child. I remember my dad and brother Hansen would be up in the early morning hours when it was still dark out; camouflaged with rifles by the front door. I would ask if i could join (maybe 8 years old at the time). They would always tell me "next time." Well, "next time" finally kicked off a … [Read more...] about The DeClay Buck

Early Season Whitetails

Early Season Whitetails by Scott Haugen, Editor Whether scouting or hunting, late summer is one of the best months to locate a Western whitetail buck. Here’s what to look for in your pre-season scouting missions, and early season hunts! A wild flush at my feet, and instinctively the shotgun was shouldered. I have no idea where my first payload of #6 shot went, but my second … [Read more...] about Early Season Whitetails

Focal Points

Focal Points by Patrick Meitin Concentrate on these hotspots for the best early-season action. Early archery seasons are a great time to tag a trophy whitetail in most western habitats, as well as a rare opportunity to collect a velvet-antlered buck. Some bowhunters stalk their whitetail during these waning days of summer, setting up ambushes as deer travel to and fro, … [Read more...] about Focal Points

Coues Whitetail an Informative, In-depth Look for Hunters With Grit

Coues Whitetail, AKA the Coues, Couse, Coos, Cows, and more. In the desert mountains of the Southwest lives a unique sub-species of the whitetail deer family, the Coues White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi). The deer received its name from noted naturalist and frontier historian, Elliott Coues, even though he never collected a specimen himself. By trade, … [Read more...] about Coues Whitetail an Informative, In-depth Look for Hunters With Grit

Sous Vide Venison & More

Sous Vide Venison & More by Tiffany Haugen Just when you think you’ve tried every way imaginable to prepare venison, a new gadget comes along. I’ve likely had food cooked “sous vide” (French for “under pressure”) at some point in a restaurant, but wasn’t even aware of the technique. It wasn’t until recently that home-cooks had this technology available at a reasonable … [Read more...] about Sous Vide Venison & More

Bucket List Whitetails

Bucket List Whitetails by Darren Choate, Editor In Chief Before I die, I would like to accomplish a Western Whitetail Slam, which in my mind comprises the following sub-species of White-tailed deer: Carmen Mountain, Columbian, Coues, Dakota, Northwest and Texas. To date, I have taken three of the seven sub-species. Living in Arizona allows me the luxury of hunting for Coues … [Read more...] about Bucket List Whitetails