Deer Hunting’s Tailgate Ties
The spark that ignited my passion for whitetails struck me sometime 40 odd years ago when I experienced my first gathering around a bloody tailgate. It might have seemed odd the first time I saw it,...
View ArticleThis Giant Buck is the Most Awesome Thing You’ll See Today
This is making the rounds on social media and is one of the coolest pieces of artwork we’ve seen before. Right? This is a truck tailgate wrap created by Sandy’s Custom Auto in Jacksboro, Tenn. That’s...
View ArticleThank You Hunting Industry Brotherhood
It’s real easy to get caught up in the whirlwind vortex of this stimulating hunting lifestyle, and well we should. Getting caught up means we are deep into it and therefor dedicate ourselves to be the...
View ArticleMy Deer Hunting Predator Mode
Scout. Manage. Hunt. That’s what modern deer hunting is all about. But to seal the deal we still must embrace that inner predator that’s hard-wired in our DNA. A deer will often show up sight unseen....
View ArticleSix Things You Should Have in Your Deer Hunting Safety Kit
Being prepared when you head out hunting deer or anything else doesn’t mean lugging a small suitcase full of gear to help you build a shelter worthy of a homebuilder’s award or a fire that could roast...
View ArticleGo for It, SpiritBloodbrothers! I Smell Fall!
I know. It’s still the middle of summer and the living is easy. Hell, it’s not even August yet, but as I merrily dance off the stage each and every night from the greatest musical outrage of my long...
View ArticleDonald Trump Jr.: Hunting Kept Me Out of Trouble!
Donald Trump Jr. is Executive Vice President of Development & Acquisitions of the Trump Organization and a longtime hunter with a passion for bowhunting white-tailed deer. He was a boardroom...
View ArticleGraphic Video of a Deer Skull Being Picked Apart By …
When we watched this video it just blew us away, partly because of the cool grossness of what’s going on as well as the incredible efficiency of the process. If you’ve never seen this kind of thing...
View ArticleBaptize Them Slow and Easy!
Some of us in this glorious world of deerhunting are just plain lucky, especially those of us so doggone fortunate to have been born into a hunting family from the very beginning of our American...
View ArticleHeaven Got a Good One in Gary Clancy
They say your value as a human being is how you treat others. If that’s truly the case, Gary Clancy was worth billions. If you’ve read Deer & Deer Hunting — or any other quality hunting...
View ArticleThe 7 Habits of Happy Deer Hunters
Who are the happiest deer hunters you know? Are they the ones who fill their freezers every year? Are they the ones who have a wall filled with trophy-class bucks? Or are they the guys and gals who...
View ArticleComedian Jeff Foxworthy: Hunt for Giant, Reclusive Buck was Divine
It seems that the biggest trophies often come to us when least expected. Such was the case Sept. 25, 2013, during archery season, when nationally known TV personality and comedian Jeff Foxworthy...
View ArticleI Smell Fall! Snort It Like You Mean It!
Did I say Happy August? You bet I did! I know, I know, it’s not that big of a deal in our wonderful world of deerhunting, but it is a whole month closer to October than July was! And I have a funny...
View ArticleGet Better Deer Hunting With These Habitat Improvement Tips
They say the best opportunities come when you’re not looking for them, and this one certainly did. It was Memorial Day weekend 2012, and my wife and I were visiting my in-laws’ cabin. We were playing...
View Article6 Tracking Tips to Help You Find More Deer
Much has been written about tracking and blood-trailing white-tailed deer through the years, but a few points are often overlooked. Successful trailing doesn’t require complicated strategies, but it...
View ArticleLeaping The Vast Chasm To Supreme Predatorship
The great one, our hero Fred Bear, declared the truism many years ago that a single season hunting with the bow and arrow can teach us more about being a hunter than a lifetime of gun hunting. With...
View ArticleHow a Gun Changed My Childhood
I’m not a CNN correspondent, but I’ll play one in this blog installment. First, cue up some macabre opening art. Perhaps an image of an apple-cheeked boy with a torn-paper effect and a smoking iPhone...
View Article7 Killer Bowhunting Tactics: Minerals and Mineral Licks
Every time my wife, Nicole, and I set up a stand in a tree or on the ground, we look for ways to make that location the best it can be. We try to enhance each stand location by making sure there are...
View ArticleDon’t Let The Season Get Away From You
What exactly is it we want out of our annual hunting season? Backstraps? Fun? Adventure? Challenge? Sport? A trophy? Escape? Quiet? That special campfire with family and friends? The healing powers of...
View ArticleThe Deer Hunters Almanac 2017 Will Jumpstart Your Best Season
For the 26th year, America’s Whitetail Authority will release the Deer Hunters’ Almanac to newsstands, a trusted deer hunters’ reference guide that features a wide range of topics for every...
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