You can tell it's coming without looking at the calendar. The 10-pointer moving in broad daylight across the field – or through the forest or subdivision – says everything you need to know. The rut, ...

Hal Blood is a big woods buck tracker, and there's no other deer hunter quite like him. Here's how he does it.

Wisconsin officials have regulated hunting for white-tailed deer in the state since 1851, according to the Department of Natural Resources. That hasn't always, in fact, included hunting. Some years ...

White-tailed deer are relatively large animals, often weighing between 100 and 200 pounds and standing about 4 feet tall at the shoulders as adults. They are relatively abundant, too, with a 2024 ...