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

LEADING OFF

This DEER PICTURE Holds 10 CLUES

Deer & Deer Hunting

DEER & DEER HUNTING

DDH COMMUNITY

HUNTERS IN THE CROWD

THE THINGS I DON'T KNOW • KNOWLEDGE IS KNOWING THAT WE CANNOT KNOW. — RALPH WALDO EMERSON.

NATURAL BROWSE for WINTER DEER • IF A TREE FALLS IN THE FOREST AND NO ONE IS THERE TO HEAR IT, DOES THE FALLING TREE MAKE A SOUND?

IN THE NEWS

USING MOCK SCRAPES AS SCOUTING TOOLS

TOP-END BUCKS

BUCK PLOTS

WORLD-CLASS GROWTH SPURT • WHITETAIL ANTLERS ARE THE FASTEST-GROWING BONE MATERIAL KNOWN TO MAN, AND DURING ABOUT 120 DAYS FROM LATE MARCH THROUGH EARLY AUGUST, A MATURE WHITE-TAILED BUCK CAN GROW IN EXCESS OF 200 INCHES OF BONE ON HIS HEAD.

BROKEN DREAMS • BUCKS FIGHT. AND WHEN THEY DO, DAMAGED ANTLERS ARE OFTEN THE RESULT. BUT WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES?

MAPPING MONSTER BUCKS • BOWHUNTING REQUIRES A CLOSE AND PERSONAL APPROACH TO STAND SELECTION. IDENTIFYING AND UTILIZING SPECIFIC TERRAIN FEATURES CAN PUT YOU IN THOSE MONEY SPOTS WHERE BIG BUCKS LIKE TO ROAM.

GENETICS AND THE ROLE OF THE DOE

A FAMILY TRADITION • HUNTING TEACHES PATIENCE AND BOOSTS SELF-CONFIDENCE IN TODAY’S YOUTH.

INTRO TO BOWFISHING • GET READY FOR WHITETAIL SEASON WITH SOME GREAT ARCHERY ACTION.

THE BEST HUNTING-RELATED QUOTES • USE THESE GOLDEN TAKEAWAYS TO BECOME A BETTER HUNTER.

RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM • RUNNING AND GUNNING IS A LITERAL EXERCISE WHEN RUTTING BUCKS SEEK ESTROUS DOES DURING NORTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA’S NOVEMBER RUT.

CROSSBOW HUNTER TAGS HOT-WEATHER MONSTER

TO BLEED OR NOT TO BLEED YOUR VENISON?

Chinese Venison Steak and Eggs

WHEN SHOULD YOU CHANGE YOUR BOWSTRING? • ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AN ARCHERY PRO SHOP GETS FROM HUNTERS USING COMPOUND BOWS IS, SIMPLY, “DO I NEED TO REPLACE MY BOWSTRING? AND IF SO, HOW DO I KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME?”

QUESTIONING LONG HELD BELIEFS • Growing up, I had foundational beliefs pounded into my head. A big one is that we are the dominant predator on this earth. With that comes the privilege of being able to harvest pretty much what we want, when we need it. We didn’t make that rule. Mother Nature did, if one wants to view it from a scientific standpoint, God did, if viewed spiritually.

ZEROING WITH A SUPPRESSOR

BECOME A BETTER LAND MANAGER

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NEW GEAR

THERE WEREN'T MANY DEER BACK THEN