Deer & Deer Hunting

Deer & Deer Hunting is written and edited for serious, year-round hunting enthusiasts, focusing on hunting techniques, deer biology and behavior, deer management, habitat requirements, the natural history of deer and hunting ethics

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THE SILENT KILLER • RESHAPING WISCON SIN’S DEER WOODS

THE GOST BUCK

HUNTERS IN THE CROWD

THE GREAT DOE DEBATE • HABITAT, HERD HEALTH, AND HUNTING PRESSURE ALL PLAY A ROLE—THIS ARTICLE UNPACKS THE KEY FACTORS FUELING THE GREAT DOE DEBATE AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR YOUR NEXT SEASON.

OUTSMART A BIG, OLD DOE

COMPETETIVE SIGN-POSTING • RESEARCHERS UNRAVEL BUCK BEHAVIOR WITH INDUCED RUBS

2025 RUT FORECAST • IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST WORKING-CLASS DEER HUNTERS, YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW PRECIOUS DAYS OF VACATION TIME TO USE ON YOUR RUT-HUNTING ADVENTURES. USE OUR PROVEN PREDICTIONS TO BETTER PLAN YOUR DAYS OFF THIS FALL.

THE BEST TIMES TO HUNT THE RUT

HOW FAR DO THEY ROAM? • RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE RUT, FEEDING PATTERNS, AGE AND A HOST OF OTHER FACTORS DETERMINE HOW A BUCK UTILIZES ITS RANGE AND HOW FAR IT STRAYS FROM HOME.

DEER CAMP CONSPIRACIES • WHAT FUN WOULD DEER SEASON BE WITHOUT SWAMP BUCKS, 150-POUND DOES AND DNR CONSPIRACIES?

PLANTING FOR THE LONG GAME • LEARN WHAT TO PLANT—AND WHEN—TO KEEP THE FOOD COMING AND THE CRITTERS CLOSE YEAR-ROUND.

DEER HUNTING BULLETS • DIFFERENT AMMO AND BULLET TYPES TO KNOW ABOUT.

WHITETAIL LIVER

BLOWN SHOTS • FAIL-PROOF WAYS TO MAKE YOUR NEXT SHOT COUNT WHEN IT MATTERS MOST.

PRESSURE POINTS • FIVE SUREFIRE TACTICS FOR OUTSMARTING OTHER HUNTERS.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE • BACK IN KANSAS AFTER THE SMOKE CLEARS, JOHN & JON EBERHART TAKE ON THEIR TOUGHEST POST-GUN SEASON CHALLENGE YET – CAN THEY PULL OFF THE IMPOSSIBLE?

INSIDE YOUR DEER MOUNT • THE ART OF MODERN TAXIDERMY.

THE GUTLESS METHOD: EASY SKINNING, QUARTERING AND CLEAN UP

HOW TO TAN A HIDE

MONSTER IN THE SNOW • TRENTON EDWARDS FINALLY CONNECTED ON A DEER HE HUNTED FOR YEARS.

ONE-POT VENISON MEALS • KEEPING IT SIMPLE, SAVORY AND STREAMLINED

RECIPE OF THE MONTH • Venison Sausage and Apple Stuffed Squash

RIFLES THAT GET THE JOB DONE

UNDERSTANDING SHIETS

DOES KINETIC ENERGY CHANGE DOWNRANGE? • PLUS, THE OTHER FACTORS THAT DETERMINE AN ARROW’S KILLING POWER

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