Don’t get it twisted: The classic big-buck destinations are still great. Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois still produce giants every year. Texas deer hunters still kill more whitetails than anyone else. And ...

The author's Winchester Model 70 with a maple wood stock hanging from, fittingly, a maple tree. Let’s get this part out of the way first: I am not a Fudd. I own lots of rifles and shotguns with ...

This story, “Whitetails Make Mistakes,” appeared in the December 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. I’VE BEEN HUNTING deer for close to 40 years, and I can count on my fingers the rack-carrying whitetails I ...

When my wife Ginny and I decided to put most of our farm into grassland programs, our focus was on providing proper habitat for wild pheasants. And in so doing, we were able to benefit all wildlife, ...

The older I get, the less inclined I am to hunt from an elevated tree stand, but I don't feel disadvantaged hunting from the ground. I see it as a matter of odds. Every motorcycle rider will tell you ...

Sheryl Magdycz searches for tracks while deer hunting at the Hiram H. Fox Wildlife Management Area, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Worthington. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo During shotgun season, deer ...

Ohio's youth gun season for deer hunters aged 17 and under is scheduled for November 22 and 23, 2025. The main deer gun season for 2025 will run from December 1-7 and again on December 20-21.