Rangefinders more than two decades ago were pretty much eyeballs and brains, hoping that your distance knowledge to the rock, tree, post or light spot in the grass was spot-on for your bow, rifle or muzzleloader. Of course, many hunters would pre-measure distances from a stand and have them in mind. They would know the […]
Author: Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
Some of Florida’s Biggest Bucks
Bow season opens in less than a month in Florida’s Zone A in the southernmost part of the state, take a look at some of the biggest bucks ever killed in the state. These mostly come from the north-central and Panhandle area. They’re great bucks with B&C scores ranging from 146 to 179. Florida does […]
Can You Avoid Taking Deer Hunting’s Riskiest Shot?
A scientific look at the shot angle that leaves hunters with almost no room for error. By Dr. Phillip Bishop I recall clearly that big buck. It was a long time ago, and I carried a recurve bow in those days. I was hunting one of my all-time favorite patches of Maryland woods surrounded by […]
Vintage Deer Hunting Photos
Who doesn’t love classic deer hunting photos?
Python Eats Deer – Warning Graphic
Are Pythons a threat to deer hunting?
Big Bucks Caught on Cuddeback
Check out these huge bucks captured on trail cameras by Deer & Deer Hunting readers!
Legendary Whitetails
The Bucks of Legendary Whitetails III Legendary Whitetails III provides snapshots of 40 of the greatest whitetails ever taken, including some of the most secretive bucks ever killed. It tells the back-story, shows the actual score sheet and other critical details. As former editor of North American Whitetail, author Duncan Dobie knows the details behind […]
State Opens Most State Parks To Hunting
Hunting and trapping will be allowed in most Wisconsin State Parks from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15 and from April 1 through the third spring turkey period, under a plan the State Natural Resources Board approved Tuesday. In addition deer hunting with a bow will be open Nov. 15 until the end of the archery […]
Hunting Community Will Miss “Little D”
Some folks say they have no regrets in life; for me, I have more than I care to admit. Of course, there are small insignificant regrets such as having a cheeseburger for lunch instead of a salad, but then there are massive ones that incapacitate us with remorse. These are the kind that stay with […]
Spook Span Pleads Guilty To Poaching
William “Spook” Spann, a well-known bow hunter, age 50, from Dickson, Tenn., pleaded guilty at U.S District Court in Kansas City to illegally killing a trophy Kansas deer in 2007. A court press release stated Spann admitted to harvesting the buck in Stafford County on property he did not own. His permit for that year […]