There is now, and has been since the Chinese invented gunpowder, a continuing debate seeking the mythical “best all-around cartridge.” One can make a really convincing argument for the .30-06 as that cartridge. Excluding the elephant, Cape buffalo, rhino, hippo, and I might add lion of Africa, and, perhaps another animal or two from elsewhere, […]
Illinois native Jon Bargren and his family have a long history with Deer & Deer Hunting. Jon’s dad, Ron, still has the first issue of D&DH, which appeared in June 1977. So it was only fitting that Jon sat down for an exclusive interview with D&DH to share the tale of the extraordinary buck he […]
As more and more states have moved to legalize suppressors, more and more companies have expanded their catalogs to include the noise-dampening devices. Ruger is among the latest. The New Hampshire/Arizona manufacturer kicked off 2016 by releasing its very first suppressor and didn’t turn a blind eye to where it would have the greatest impact […]
We all know deer season is our season. After months of preseason scouting and trail camera efforts in August, September, and October, November rolls around and we are consumed by deer. For a few short months, every minute of every day we spend either hunting or thinking about hunting. Then, all of a sudden, it […]
I have been training my yellow lab, Annabell, to find and retrieve shed antlers for almost a year. I had a great laugh a couple days ago when I let her go outside for a “potty time” and she came back to the house with an antler in her mouth. I was SO PROUD! Her […]
If you think you are going to march right into a buck’s core area, climb in the stand and put him down, then good luck! Although it will happen on rare instances, the majority of the time it takes intense attention to details and planning. By Jeremy Flinn One of the most common actions that will […]
I had actually seen this buck, which I named Breath Taker, last year once while driving to work. He was in the high 150s last year, and I had heard of a couple of other people who had seen him and were even trying to hunt him and a big 8-point he roamed with. […]
In 2013, Ryan Bendelow of Michigan traveled to Illinois and endured what might be one of the worst nightmares an ethical hunter can experience. For an act of decency — showing respect to a stranger he believed was a fellow hunter — Bendelow paid a high price. By Keri J. Butt For Deer & […]
I can still vividly recall the first coyotes I ever called. They appeared as a pair, charging hard across a huge expanse of open snow. I was lying in the middle of a field of winter wheat just behind the crest of a terrace, with no camo, no concealment and a borrowed rifle that hadn’t […]
Reports of good white-tailed fawn numbers are coming in as a milder winter and a conservative approach to the 2014 hunting season are already starting to show results. Mid-summer reports from Minnesota wildlife managers around the state place the overall deer population recovery on solid footing. However, during the 2015 season, conservative population management by […]