The owner of a controversial captive deer farming operation has been charged with multiple felonies following an investigation after his facility was given a state-mandated quarantine. Depending on what may be uncovered because the investigation still is ongoing, more charges could be added. For now, though, Daniel Yoder, the owner of World Class Whitetails...
State wildlife agencies throughout the country are grappling with numerous issues related to white-tailed deer and other cervids as well as legislatures trying to strip or shift agency powers. One of the biggest issues in the last few years has been captive deer farming and shooting preserves. Advocates say that where legal, they’re merely...
Are you in search of the best clothes for deer hunting and looking for something to keep you warm, quiet and comfortable while sitting or stalking? Check out the new Whitetail Fanatic System from Sitka Gear, reviewed briefly here by Deer & Deer Hunting‘s Dan Schmidt and Dennis Zuck from Sitka Gear. They talked...
He won’t have camouflage or his compound bow with him but good ol’ boys can lift an adult beverage to one of our own when professional golfer Davis Love III leads the United States squad in the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Love was named captain of the U.S. team for the...
There’s just something satisfying about knowing you’ve done it all yourself—from pulling the trigger to washing up the dishes. Even better is the fact that you didn’t have to pay someone else to do it for you! Gut It • Cut It • Cook It guides you every step of the way from the...
I don’t recall exactly which year it was but when I was asked by my wife and kids in early autumn what I wanted for Christmas, I didn’t hesitate. “I want a Crock Pot big enough to put in a roast or chicken or whatever, something big,” I said. Not a bow, or camo,...
Controversy still reigns in the December 2014 decision by a judge to return wolves to the federal Endangered Species List, sending state wildlife agencies and hunters into shock at what had been a successful management program for the predators. After years of being on the Endangered Species list the wolves in Minnesota, Michigan and...
Mid-winter is a good time to get outdoors with the family for some fresh air and exercise and go hunting for shed deer antlers. If you’re in the Midwest or Northeast where frigid temps and Deer have begun to shed their antlers for re-growth purposes. Nebraska law allows a person to pick up, possess,...
Finding two bucks with locked antlers used to be a word-of-mouth thing, one of those “Hey, did you hear about Bob saying he found those two deer down by McGillicuddy’s farm near the creek?” Thanks to today’s social media and phones with video, we have seen more of these situations. The latest comes from...
Seasoned whitetail hunter Steve Bartylla serves as a personal trainer with his new book, Big Buck Secrets, divulging insider tips on scouting and sharing hunting tactics that will help the average hunter take his or her craft to the next level. Big Buck Secrets, from Krause Publications, is available at www.shopdeerhunting.com. Calling on more...
