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Big Bucks: Boone and Crockett Will Score King Buck as Potential New World Record Whitetail

  BREAKING NEWS! Deer and Deer Hunting learned today that the 12-point Johnny King Buck will be called to a special scoring session by the Boone and Crockett Club to determine if the rack is indeed the biggest typical-antlered whitetail ever killed by a North American hunter. If it is, it will unseat the Milo […]

Mineral Sites for Deer: Instant Attraction

by Daniel E. Schmidt Talk about instant success! These photos are just two of more than 700 that Deer & Deer Hunting contributor Cory Johnson capture with his Cuddeback Attack camera over the past two weeks. Cory is a big-time whitetail fanatic, and he grows some dandy bucks. The secret to his success with this […]

South Carolina Adds 257 Bucks to Records

The most recent round of white-tailed deer antler measuring conducted by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources revealed 257 new records, including two Boone and Crockett qualifiers. Each spring the department’s Wildlife Section personnel make a concerted effort to measure deer racks throughout the state, with a major session during the Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic […]

USDA to Establish CWD Certification Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced June 8 an interim final rule to establish a national chronic wasting disease herd certification program and minimum requirements for interstate movement of deer, elk and moose, or cervids, in the United States. Participation in the program will be voluntary. The interim […]

Captive Deer Breeding Bills Falter in Legislatures

Efforts to legalize captive deer breeding in new states or loosen regulations in states where such practices are currently permitted were overwhelmingly defeated in this year’s legislative sessions. Of nine bills being tracked by the Quality Deer Management Association, seven were unsuccessful, two remain stalled in committee, and only one has become law. “These are […]

B&C Fires King Buck Measurers

  The Boone and Crockett Club today sent a statement to two of its longest-standing official measurers: You can have an opinion, but we’ll give it to you. Earlier today, Ron Boucher of Vermont and Craig Cousins of Wisconsin learned that they have been permanently relieved of their duties as official B&C scorers. Both men […]

Whitetail Freak Shed Antler? Check Out This Giant!

Have you seen this whitetail deer antler shed photo? It has been rocketing across the Internet this morning. We do know where or when this photo was taken, and we are only speculating that it is, indeed, from a whitetail. Although it has split G-2s and G-3s, the configuration appears to be more from a […]