Oak Duke draws on 50 years of data to predict when bucks will be most active chasing doe each fall. Here's how 2026 looks.

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 ...

Calling deer can be an effective way to bring bucks to your stand, even though there isn’t the same instant gratification usually associated with calling ducks or turkeys. Deer aren’t nearly as vocal ...

Nature is a fascinating place. Every once in a while, something gets thrown at you that is so unexpected and out of the ...

For a few weeks each year, the familiar backyard deer stops behaving like a quiet lawn ornament. The shift happens during the ...

Grayghost Plantation releases an overview of the upcoming 2026–2027 deer season, showing hunters can expect from ...

Last fall into early 2026 marked a banner year for Pennsylvania deer hunting, no matter how you look at it, with hunters harvesting more than 500,000 whitetails, including more than 180,000 during ...

Last fall into early 2026 marked a banner year for Pennsylvania deer hunting, no matter how you look at it, with hunters harvesting more than 500,000 whitetails, including more than 180,000 during ...

Hunters are divided over a proposed “one buck rule” that some hope would help balance the buck-to-doe ratio, curb ...

Michigan wildlife officials have proposed significant changes to deer hunting regulations to address population imbalances. The proposals include limiting hunters to one buck per season, down from the ...

Prior to the taking of this head, the big buck shot in the season of 1938 by Lawrence E. Roe of Allenspark, Colo., had been ...

The United States may seem relatively safe compared to other parts of the world, but dangerous wildlife exists in every ...