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
LEADING OFF
CROSSBOW HUNTING MYTHS
Deer & Deer Hunting
D&DH COMMUNITY
notebook • Man Admits He Poached 218” 17-Pointer: DNR
LICKING BRANCH SET-UP • THIS IS AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW OF BOB FRATZKE, A SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA GUY WHO IS THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTER I KNOW, ON ONE HIGHLY IMPORTANT PART OF MOCK SCRAPES.
KILLING, Harvesting, TAGGING?
NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW TURE BUCKS REACT TO HUNTING PRESSURE • ABOVE ALL, DEER HUNTING IS A BATTLE OF WISDOM AND WITS.
DON’T BE OF THE AFRAID DARK • YOU’VE HIT A DEER RIGHT AT THE END OF SHOOTING HOURS. NOW WHAT?
LUMINOL AND BLOOD TRAILING
LIGHTED NOCKS
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LIVER HITS
HOW TO HUNT BIG BUCKS ON SMALL PROPERTIES
REALITIES OF HUNTING REAL-WORLD WHITETAILS • THIS AIN’T YOUR BOUJEE, RITZY, PICTURE-PERFECT DEER HUNT.
6 FACTORS THAT PROLONG THE RUT
JUST ONE WHIFF • A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WHITETAIL’S INCREDIBLE SENSE OF SMELL.
CANDIAN DREAM BUCKS
9 RULES FOR GUN HUNTERS • WHEN IT CAME TO SHOOTING ADVICE, DAD & GRANDPA KNEW BEST.
AGING VENISON
AGING VENISON IN A COOLER
Perfectly Grilled VENISON ROUND STEAKS
REMINGTON’S PUMP-ACTION RIFLES
ALL ABOUT SCRAPES
3 BEST LATE-SEASON FORAGES
FLETCH YOUR OWN!
BECOME A BETTER LAND MANAGER
AN UNINTENDED 200 • JAKE KAULLEN NEVER THOUGHT HE’D TAG A 200-PLUS-INCH DEER, BUT HE DID.
NEW GEAR
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MY FIRST BUCK… • WAS A STRANGE SITUATION