For many hunters, the only deer sound they’ve ever heard is the loud alarm snort deer make when they sense something is amiss. The resulting “blow” alerts deer near and far that there might be an ...

An historic amount of springtime and early summertime rain followed by recent sustained drought conditions have led to a ...

As of Sept. 25, hunters have taken 21,215 deer in 2025, more than half — 11,800 — through deer damage permits. Another 5,200 were killed during the youth/Liberty hunt and 3,400 during the early ...

The New York State Southern Zone early big-game archery season opens Wednesday for whitetail deer and black bear, and will run through Nov. 14, the day before the regular deer firearm season begins.

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago. While they ...

This near-disappearance of deer was much discussed at the time. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau had written that no deer had been hunted near Concord, Massachusetts, for a generation. In his famous ...

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 ...

White-tailed deer hunters heading to blinds for the archery-only season should experience another great opener this year.

(The Conversation) – Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago ...