The peak of the rut might be behind us, but deer season is far from over. In fact, late-season hunting brings its own set of challenges and opportunities. As bucks wind down from their breeding frenzy ...

If you want to harvest a big, mature buck, Mississippi is the place to hunt. Year after year, Mississippi has been recognized by the Quality Deer Management Association, now the National Deer ...

OL’s hunting editor recounts how Hanson was never comfortable with the fame that came with tagging the world-record whitetail ...

Don’t get it twisted: The classic big-buck destinations are still great. Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois still produce giants every year. Texas deer hunters still kill more whitetails than anyone else. And ...

This story, “Murphy’s Pride,” originally ran in the May 1989 issue of Outdoor Life. In the fireplace, a log burned through and set off a fusillade of sparks as it plunked between the andirons. Murphy ...

Hunting season started in August for some big game species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from ...

The National Deer Association's 2025 Deer Report shows a nationwide increase in the harvest of mature bucks. Oklahoma now leads the nation with 85% of its buck harvest being mature, surpassing ...

If this time of year has you yearning for spring so you can get outdoors as the first fish of open water angling season begin to bite, there is no ...

The National Deer Association's 2026 Deer Report highlights why Pennsylvania is a top state hunt for bucks and does.

Bucks tolerate a lot of natural noise in the woods, but the wrong call at the wrong time will send them out of your life in a blur of white tails. Deer calling works only when it sounds like real deer ...