The dominant buck grunt is very similar to that of an adult doe or yearling buck, but with one very distinct difference: it’s much deeper. If you happen to hunt in an area that has a good adult buck ...

As an obsessed spring gobbler hunter knows short of filling a tag the most satisfaction comes from having a prolonged dialog with a throaty bird doing its best to attract that hen who has got his ...

All Johnathan Fortenberry needed was a change in the weather. He got that and more leading up to his hunt on Jan. 16, when a stiff north wind blew across southern Mississippi, dropping temperatures ...

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 ...

The first time I heard a buck grunting, I thought one of my farmer friend's pigs had gotten loose in the woods. Nobody was more surprised than me when that dandy 10-point buck crested the ridge ...

A Mississippi hunter felt like crying when she thought she'd only wounded a deer she'd been hunting. However, she found the deer only 50 yards from where she shot it, and it was the biggest buck she'd ...

At this point in the Illinois archery deer season, hundreds of archers are setting forth to the woods to balance their skills against those of the wily white-tailed deer. The “rut” or breeding season ...

I hope that you, like me, are headed into the woods on Saturday for the archery deer opener. To improve your chances, here's what I'll call a six-pack of tips. Happy hunting! I sure wish I had ...