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

VENISON IT’S NOT JUST DEER!

Deer & Deer Hunting

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THE REAL REASON WHY BUCKS

BASTIAN BELIEVED CWD CURE WAS ATTAINABLE

The MILO HANSON Langacy (1945-2026)

The Hunt That Healed • A YOUNG BOY’S FIRST DEER BECOMES MORE THAN A MILESTONE—IT’S A BRIDGE BETWEEN GENERATIONS, GUIDED BY TWO GRANDFATHERS AND A SHARED LOVE OF THE HUNT.

7 FOOLPROOF LOCATIONS TO LOOK FOR WHEN SCOUTING • PREPARATION BEFORE ON-FOOT SCOUTING

THE POWER OF THE CHAINSAW • PLANTING FOOD PLOTS, PASSING ON YOUNG BUCKS AND BALANCING SEX RATIOS ARE GREAT FOR IMPROVING HUNTING ON A PROPERTY. BUT IF YOU’RE NOT HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE CHAINSAW, YOU’RE WORKING WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHIND YOUR BACK.

HINGE-CUTTING TECHNIQUES

DELAYED ANTLER SHEDDING

THE BUCK OF Many Lifetimes • HOW DONAL BARRY JR. HIT THE JACKPOT ON A WILD, IOWA WHITETAIL

MAXIMIZE BOWHUNTING ACCURACY • IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE LITTLE DETAILS, YOU CAN DRASTICALLY TIGHTEN YOUR ARROW GROUPS — AND BE MORE DEADLY WHEN DEER SEASON COMES AROUND.

BECOME A BETTER LAND MANAGER

WHITETAIL SCIENCE • adrenaline [epinephrine]

HOW FAR IS TOO FAR? • TODAY’S CROSSBOWS ARE CAPABLE OF LONG-RANGE ACCURACY — BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT SUCH SHOTS AT LIVE GAME ANIMALS?

PROPERTY-LINE STANDS: WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE?

THE MAYOR OF HIGH FOREST

SOIL THIAT GROWS DEER • BEFORE EVEN CONSIDERING WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO PLANT IN YOUR FOOD PLOT, IT’S IMPORTANT TO FIRST MAKE SURE ITS SOIL WILL PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION.

SOYBEANS DRAW DEER LIKE A MAGNET

WATERHOLE Magic • IF YOU CAN STAND THE EARLY SEASON HEAT AND WARD OFF THE BUGS AND BOREDOM, A PUNCHED TAG MIGHT BE IN YOUR FUTURE.

RECIPE OF THE MONTH • Maple-Stout Venison Shank Stew

EDGE FEATHERING VS BLOCKADING

SPRING TURKEY SPECIAL

DECOY TACTICS FOR ALL SCENARIOS

HOW TO HUNT ROOSTED TOMS

YELP CALLING: WHEN, WHY & HOW

THE SLAM MAN INSIDE THE RELENTLESS MIND OF JEFF BUDZ

GOBBLER GEAR

Heartfelt FOOTPRINTS

DEER & DEER HUNTING