One of the most significant responsibilities of a hunter is to ensure that the animal is taken down as humanely as possible.

The high-shoulder shot is increasingly recognized for its ability to anchor a deer almost instantly. The ideal aim point is just above the shoulder, slightly forward of the leg, and just below the ...

A gigantic buck shot Dec. 10, 2025, in Dane County could rank among the top whitetail deer of its kind ever killed in Wisconsin. Steven Loomans of Madison shot the buck on the final day of the metro ...

The rest is detailed at the outset. Clearly, the inconsistency of deer hunting can move in multiple directions. Somehow ...

A Mississippi woman successfully hunted a mature trophy buck she had been tracking on trail cameras. The hunter, who is also a wildlife biologist, passed on two earlier opportunities to shoot the buck ...

Joe Moore has been my hunting buddy since high school. I killed my first deer with a bow out of one of his treestands in 1996. Last week, Joe killed the biggest buck of his life with a bow. He’s been ...

A 9-point buck shot and killed by hunters in Tuscarora State Forest in Perry County, Pennsylvania, was stolen, officials said. In a post on Facebook, the Tuscarora Forest District said its rangers and ...

Longtime deer hunter and outdoor writer Ben East explains the biggest mistakes both deer and deer hunters make in the woods.