Pack frames are my favorite system for carrying gear into the field. You can use them as a standalone item or combine them with other items. The versatility of external frames has been all but forgotten today. By Dave Canterbury The most popular improvised frame today is the Roycroft frame, named after T Roycroft, an […]
Whitetail deer numbers are down in one state due to what state wildlife officials say is a combination of hunting via management programs and an uncontrollable disease that hit the population hard in some areas a couple of years ago. Indiana deer hunters should expect another productive season in 2014, although they may see fewer […]
Discover the secret to tagging huge whitetail bucks this season by picking up a copy of Deer & Deer Hunting Magazine’s special issue of Big Buck Tactics, available on newsstands now. The experts share with readers how the professionals get it done in this new special issue from Deer & Deer Hunting Magazine. This premier […]
One of the worst nuisance animals around is the feral hog, which breeds like crazy, tears up food plots, agriculture fields and pastures, and is a threat to wildlife populations due to competition for many of the same food sources. They’re prolific in the Southeast and Southwest states, and are moving north. State and federal […]
Last week I had to get a rifle scope sighted in at the last minute before a trip, so I had no time for a leisurely morning or afternoon at the range. Range time to me is supposed to be fun. Sure, there’s a purpose — improving skills, getting a gun-scope combo ready to hunt, […]
My head is spinning. How ‘bout yours? Do you have the November Tremble down below? Is your neck swollen freakishly out of proportion to the average earthlings’ physical dimensions? Do you, like me, stop at overhanging braches to wildly rub your eyeballs till it hurts? Do you seek the aroma of fresh urine like I do? […]
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the Pennsylvania man who died this week after falling from his tree stand. This tragedy should reinforce the following steps every deer hunter should make before hunting and while hunting: 1. Always leave a map of where you will be hunting, including the precise location […]
Importing deer illegally is a no-no in many states, with wildlife agencies prohibiting the movement of deer for fear of introduction of diseases among the main reasons for the laws. That doesn’t stop some people from moving deer from one state to another, though. With the number of high fence breeding and preserve operations growing […]
Getting a buck’s attention can be done by rattling antlers together, using a good grunt call and realistic sounds, or bumbling through the woods like a clod and scaring off everything around you. Don’t opt for the last possiblity. Rattling may not work as well in your neck of the woods, depending on the number […]
Stacy Harris of Alabama is an author, chef, mother and wife, yet she loves the outdoors and how it brings joy to her family. Harris talked with us for an I’m A Deer Hunter interview: We last talked extensively a couple of years ago after your first book came out. It looks like you’re staying […]