Deer & Deer Hunting is written and edited for serious, year-round hunting enthusiasts, focusing on hunting techniques, deer biology and behavior, deer management, habitat requirements, the natural history of deer and hunting ethics

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DDH Community • SHOULD YOU DEEA HUNT IN THE RAIN? THE WET WEATHER CAN BE SOME OF THE BEST TIMES TD BE OUT IN THE DEER WOODS. HERE ARE THE 3 BIGGEST REASONS WHY.

REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS • IF WE ARE BEING HONEST, THE VERY SIGHT (AND THOUGHT) OF A BIG BUCK DRIVES HUNTERS MORE THAN THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT.

SCOUTING TO FILL TAGS

PASSING Bucks • LETTING BUCKS LIVE LONGER IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND LEAST EXPENSIVE METHOD OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF LARGER-RACKED BUCKS ON A PROPERTY. HERE ARE SOME LESSONS LEARNED FROM ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S FOREMOST EXPERTS ON BIG DEER.

BRR BOWHUNTING • PURSUING MATURE LATE-SEASON BUCKS WITH A STICK AND STRING HOLDS MANY CHALLENGES. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHOR BEATS THE ODDS AND THE WEATHER TO FIND LAST-CHANCE SUCCESS.

5 ELEMENT OF A WINTER WHITEAIL HONEYHOLE • LOOKING TO FILL A LATE-SEASON TAG? LOOK TO THESE FIVE HABITAT FEATURES AND LAY IN YOUR WINTER VENISON.

Older BUT WISHER • MATRIARCH DOES ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS IN A BALANCED DEER HERD.

SMALL PARCEL PLANNER • TOP TIPS FOR IMPROVING DEER AND DEER HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROPERTIES LESS THAN 120 ACRES.

Pursuit Community

DON'T DRAG OUT DOE HARVESTING

MEAT GRINDING GUIDELINES • GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR GROUND VENSION BY CHOOSING THE RIGHT TOOLS AND LERNING TO OPRRATE THEM CORRECTLY.

Late-Season FOOD PLOTS • WHETHER IT’S THIS YEAR OR NEXT, HUNTING OVER A PLOT SPECIFICALLY PLANTED FOR MUZZLELOADER SEASON CAN BE A THING OF BEAUTY.

CARRY EVERYWHERE • THIS PROJECT DOESN’T INVOLVE THE WORKBENCH, BUT IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE

STORING YOUR COMPOUND BOW • DON’T TOSS YOUR BOW IN A CORNER AFTER THE SEASON AND FORGET ABOUT IT. USE THESE STEPS TO MAKE SURE YOUR GEAR STAYS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

NEW GEAR

SOMETIMES YOU ONLY NEED 7 ACRES • HERE’S THE STORY OF A 19-POINT BUCK NAMED ‘GHOST’

AGE And Grace • AN ENCOUNTER WITH AN ELDERLY HUNTER PROVOKES PERSPECTIVE AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.