How to Age a Buck in Real Time
A lot of bowhunters set a goal of harvesting a mature buck. But what exactly does that mean? Biologists divide bucks into three age categories including young, middle-aged and mature….
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Understanding Major Deer Diseases
Hunters and other predators aren’t the only causes of deer mortality. A host of diseases and parasites may infect deer, and hunters should be familiar with them. Some of these…
Making Sense of Whitetails, Blacktails and Mule Deer
The Cervidae, or deer, family includes several of North America’s best-known animals such as elk, moose, caribou, mule deer, white-tailed deer and black-tailed deer. These critters live in every habitat…
Listen to the Woods!
The simple snap of a branch is a sound that can get any bowhunter’s heart racing. This subtle noise can be the cue that the big buck you’ve been waiting…
Your Regional Guide to Whitetail Food Sources
Whitetail deer are tethered to their stomachs, and if you want to make the most of your time in the woods, identifying food sources preferred by deer is critical. Food…
Understanding the 5 Wild Turkey Subspecies
For most hunters, a turkey is a turkey. The males gobble, and they have spurs and a beard. The hens are smaller, and they have less colorful heads compared with…
Longbeard Lingo: Master These Basic Turkey Calls
You probably talked with someone not long ago — maybe within the past few minutes. Wild turkeys communicate with one another almost constantly, too. Their language isn’t like ours, but…
Turkeys: What’s a beard? And Spurs?
Wild turkeys are interesting creatures with unique physical characteristics like the beard and spurs. If you’ve wondered about the makeup and purpose of beards and spurs, keep reading. You’ll soon…
