WITH HIS ANTLERS FLASHING in the sun­ light, the buck bounded out of the hemlocks. I pulled the longbow to full draw as the deer ran broadside to me, 35 yards away, but a brush pile between us blocked ...

Although August heat doesn't feel like hunting weather, things will change soon. September is just around the corner and so are the first cool fronts that actually feel cool. And along with a change ...

The story below is an updated version of a story that originally published in 2024. Pennsylvania buck have been growing older and bigger for most of the 21st century, allowing more hunters to join the ...

This year was certainly a study in contrasts. During spring gobbler season a day seldom went by without rain. I was heartily ...

Despite the distance limitations, deer hunting with bows and arrows in Mississippi has produced some monster bucks. In fact, to break into the Top 10 net scores for typical bucks taken with archery ...

Kip Adams, chief conservation officer of the National Deer Association and a Pennsylvania deer hunter, has been seeing bigger bucks in Pennsylvania over the years.

Rock 'n' roll fans may see a vision of Elvis when they think of velvet. Deer hunters headed to the woods in September imagine a buck in velvet, that is, with velvet-covered antlers. Taking a buck in ...

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 ...

Hunters from all over Wayne and Pike Counties are starting off the 2025 rifle deer season with a bang, harvesting impressive Big Bucks.