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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s ...

I wasn’t going to shoot either deer. Nor did I want to risk spooking one and send it huffing and puffing through the deep woods just as my hunt got started. So I eased the rifle down, leaned against ...

There’s no denying the Midwest is the top whitetail deer hunting region of the country. States like Kansas, Iowa, and Wisconsin have led the way in producing giant bucks for a long time. Other states, ...

One of the best times to kill a whopper whitetail is the early season. Minus the distraction of chasing does and battling other bucks, a mature whitetail focuses on one thing: finding groceries. This ...

Indiana has become a top destination for deer hunters to pursue big bucks, like the one David Ray recently took near Bedford. Submitted photo There’s no denying the Midwest is the top whitetail deer ...

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More than 80 state parks in New York have hunting programs. Currently, Moreau Lake State Park on the border of Warren County, ...

The white-tailed deer became Mississippi’s official state land mammal in 1974, but its connection to the state reaches far beyond a legislative vote. The species reflects a long history of recovery ...

Indiana has become a top destination for deer hunters to pursue big bucks, like the one David Ray recently took near Bedford. Submitted photo There’s no denying the Midwest is the top whitetail deer ...