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If you're still hanging on to an unpunched tag, don't fret. These 85 late-season deer tips from experts in your region will have you butchering venison in no time [ILLUSTRATION […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "e look at that," guide T.J. Tavegie gasped as he pointed. On the hillside ahead, at least fifty pronghorn were bedded, resting, and staring directly at us. The […]

It isn't hard to tune a bow if you know how. Of course neither is quantum physics, I guess. The good news is while I would not be much help [...]

My first whitetail tumbled to a lucky shot that I've recounted many times because I don't get lucky very often. The rifle was a British Short Magazine Lee-Enfield I bought [...]

A hunter's experiences with the rifle cartridge .243 Winchester, which brought many firsts to his life, are illustrated. The different types of cartridges that are available and the best cartridge for deer hunting are described.

Deer hunters must look for alternatives to their bolt guns. Winchester Model 94 is one option for a deer gun which helped in promoting the smokeless-powder era. A classic line of lever-action rifles is also offered by Winchester.

With an estimated 25 to 30 million whitetails roaming the nation, it follows that the opportunity to score bone for the wall--or at least a little freezer venison--has never been […]

You can have all the right moves, but when you don't have the right stuff, it costs you deer. It happens more often than you think, because it happens subtly...when [...]

For 20 DAYS MY RATTLES and grunts had fallen on deaf ears, but on the 21st morning I played the concerto anyway. Bravo! A buck tuned in and thought enough […]

ON MT. TAYLOR IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, JIM KOHL RACES THROUGH A field of tall brown grass, cutting the distance to the elk bugling in the ponderosa pines. Catching his […]

NAMING A "BEST" DEER GUN is an extremely subjective call. For one hunter, it may be the Japanese Arisaka liberated on Saipan by Great Uncle Ned and used to bag […]

With the exception of G. Sitton, we agreed that variable-power scopes are the way to go. We think that the most useful ranges are 1X-4X and 2X-8X (give or take [...]

The only problem in picking a deer cartridge is that there are so many that are truly excellent. We agree that the lowest-powered deer cartridge which will reliably get the [...]

Bucks use the same feeding and bedding patterns now that they'll follow in fall. Once you figure them out, you can plan your hunting strategies. SCOUTING Have you ever wondered […]

IF YOU'VE EVER DREAMED OF OWNING A DEVICE THAT MAKES WHITE-TAILS STOP, TURN, AND COME SLOWLY TO YOUR STAND... QUIT DREAMING! 'The surest way to draw a deer in close [...]

A JOLT OF FEAR SHOT THROUGH TOM STARNS as he sat watching a 10-point buck shred a three-inch aspen into toothpicks nearby. Then, ears cocked back, the nap on his […]

It was 1964 when I walked into the small sporting-goods store and inspected the new rifles neatly lined up in the gun racks. I was looking for a deer rifle, […]

Each season a plethora of new equipment hits the market heralded as the 'magic bullet' for deer hunters. Words like 'guaranteed,' 'sure-fire,' 'hottest,' 'best,' 'warmest' and so on are recklessly [...]

'A varmint rifle on steroids.' That's a pretty good description of a class of elite hunting rifles that have come to be known as 'beanfield rifles.' But how did they [...]