A big deer walks out of the thick stuff, eases down the trail, and stops broadside just 20 yards away. He scans the surroundings, sniffs the air, and lip curls for good measure. You loose an arrow and ...

The big-racked, muscled-up brute crashes through cover. Operating like a pedigreed cutting horse, he carves out two rival bucks and sends them packing for distant hills. Quickly, he returns to the ...

The 2025 whitetail rut peaked early, just after Halloween, and ended abruptly around Veterans Day. The rut has two distinct ...

ON A BITTER November afternoon, my neighbor Alan wrapped up his 15-year-old son, Tanner, like Ralphie’s kid brother in A Christmas Story, then put a muzzleloader in his hands and led him to a blind ...

Every fall, you are told the same story about the rut: pick a promising stand, sit tight, and eventually... The post The rut ...

size confirmed that this was no ordinary Pennsylvania whitetail. Then, the heavy-racked buck was there. Once I had a clear view of him, he was already within my range. I had just enough time to draw ...

It was the heart of the breeding season one fall when I shot a nice buck in the act of rubbing a tree. I didn’t pay much attention to this at first. But when it happened a second time, I realized that ...

If there’s anything deer hunters can agree on, it’s that we love to argue. There’s plenty to debate: scent control vs. hunting the wind, treestand vs. saddle hunting, compounds vs. crossbows — the ...

Uncrowned is a new destination for all things MMA, boxing, wrestling, and more, featuring Ariel Helwani. “Great chance to get some photos,” I thought. After carefully shutting the truck door, I walked ...