Deer & Deer Hunting Editor-in-Chief Dan Schmidt shot this wide 8-pointer while hunting Minnesota’s early archery season with Pat Gafney and RAM Outfitters. Dan arrowed the buck as it was approaching a brassica food plot at the base of a steep, wooded bluff. The exciting hunt was captured on over-the-shoulder video and will be featured […]

    I’ve been patiently waiting to say this for over 9 months, so here goes. My first hunts of 2011 are officially in the books! Unfortunately no buck is on the ground.  My buddy Dustin and I took the trip down to SW Ohio for the weekend and I gotta say, despite our lack […]

Drew Simon of Reality Driven Pursuits took a great buck on opening day of the Missouri bow season, check out his story below and join me in congratulating him! – MK “After having my truck broken into earlier Thursday morning, I was debating really even going out opening night of bow season. After getting off […]

It’s hunting season eve and I can’t hardly concentrate on the tasks ahead of me over the next few hours. 7 more hours and I’ll be on the road to Ohio and on my way to chasing my big buck dreams. It’s been a long year, with last seasons goose egg weighing heavy on my […]

As we all know, there are a million different strategies, tips and tricks that can help you bag the buck of your dreams. But on the other hand, there are just as many, if not more ways to screw it all up. Hunting mature whitetails is an exercise in walking the thin line between success and failure. […]