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Choosing the right cocking mechanism is just as important as choosing the right hunting crossbow. There are three main styles of cocking mechanisms available for crossbows today: the standalone rope cocker; the stock-integrated rope cocker; and the stock-integrated crank cocker. Each type of cocker carries certain advantages over the other styles, and, knowing more about […]

In the olden days, we relied on physical maps to do everything. There were no maps to help scout hunting lands, private or public. We lived on ink and paper. No longer. While printed maps of hunting properties are still cool, and certainly still viable, these are simply no replacement for apps. Modern hunting apps […]

Regardless of your faith, if you’re hunting today, Nov. 3, it’s most appropriate to give thanks to a man who was born 1,366 years ago. It is for he who we celebrate a Feast Day and, in some parts of Europe, often marks the unofficial start of hunting season. His name was Hubertus of Aquitaine, […]

D+DH In-Depth is our premium, comprehensive corner on America’s No. 1 game animal. In this graduate-level course, we’ll teach you about deer biology, behavior, and ultimately, how to become a better hunter. Want to be the first to get our premium content? Become a D+DH Insider for FREE! How many scent glands does a white-tailed […]

We have watched this episode before here in America: Empty ammunition aisles at gun shops, sporting goods stores, and online retailers. And, yes, politics has a hand in the matter, but not to the extent that a lot of people believe. Here are the real reasons why you can’t find rounds for your favorite deer […]

A white-tailed buck feeds in a field planted with Whitetail Institute Imperial seeds. Hunters often wonder about deer finding quality nutrition before natural foods and agricultural crops become abundant in spring, and then later in the year when thoughts turn to natural browse and supplemental food plots. Here, courtesy of John J. Ozoga’s insights in […]

The key to obtaining top-quality venison starts the very moment you pull the trigger or release an arrow. By Dr. Phillip Bishop The first deer I ever took with a bow and arrow was shot just before dark. I was shooting a fiberglass recurve in those days because compounds were an expensive new development and […]

Whether you like growing apples for deer and other wild game animals, or you just want to grow the best-tasting fruit for eating, baking, or making sauce or cider, here is my completely biased Top 5 list for this week’s Dan Schmidt Deer blog post. I must preface this conversation that apple trees are like […]

D+DH In-Depth is our premium, comprehensive corner on America’s No. 1 game animal. In this graduate-level course, we’ll teach you about deer biology, behavior, and ultimately, how to become a better hunter. Want to be the first to get our premium content? Become a D+DH Insider for FREE! When you’ve got a whitetail down, you’ve […]

This meme on the Deer & Deer Hunting Facebook page ignited a landslide of comments! Did your comment make the Top 100? Deer & Deer Hunting fans have come up with quite the list! Remember, this is all in good fun! Although some of the omitted comments were spiteful, the vast majority are ones you’ve […]

We bet you will be surprised by some of these numbers! Deer & Deer Hunting has meticulously documented each state’s deer population and annual deer harvest every year since 1992. This wasn’t an easy job. It required weeks of phone calls and email phone tag with biologists from each of the 42 states with reportable […]

Ground blinds made from natural materials have been around forever because they work. On public land, they offer many advantages over pop-up blinds. Watch to find out the reasons why. Public & Pressured Land Deer Hunter with John Eberhart. Season 1. Episode 10. CHECK OUT THIS REVOLUTIONARY NEW GROUND BLIND Deer & Deer Hunting presents […]

Each year across the Ice Belt, a swarm of anglers descend on frozen ponds, lakes and rivers. No matter the location or climate, all anglers experience some of the best angling at first and last ice — which also happen to be the most dangerous ice conditions of the year. Ice-covered days on lakes and […]

Over the years, the Everglades have been carved up by roads and canals, drained, developed, flooded, farmed and polluted, yet hunters can still go out in what’s left of the River of Grass and bag deer, ducks, wild hogs and alligators. By Steve Waters Before hordes of humans moved to South Florida, the Everglades stretched […]