Deer

Holiday Hunts and Dream Deer

Can I shoot him? Can I shoot him now? my niece Shannon pleaded. We'd been waiting for what seemed to be two lifetimes for the 40 deer between us and the buck we'd picked-out for Shannon to take to move out from in front of that big 8 point. Not yet. There's still one more doe in front of him, I whispered. Finally, the doe moved away, and Shannon had the opportunity to take the

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Hot Topic: New Light on Button Buck Harvest

“Most hunting clubs and landowners can't manage their deer herds properly because they have made button bucks sacred cows," says Corky Pugh, chief of the Wildlife Section of Alabama's Department of Conservation. Many hunters have become so afraid of shooting button bucks that they won't take the number of does they need to harvest to keep their herds healthy. In hunting clubs, sportsmen often face severe penalties if they mistakenly shoot button bucks instead of

Big Game, Deer, Land Management

Mark Drury’s Top 10 Pre-Season Scouting Tips

Mark Drury of Osceola, Iowa, the founder of MAD Calls, the co-owner of Drury Outdoor Productions with his brother Terry and a long-time avid deer hunter, is a dyed-in-the-wool Mossy Oak enthusiast. Each year, Drury hunts in several states and consistently takes big bucks for his videos. But how does anyone take big bucks regularly? Drury explains how starting early and using new technology helps him find bucks, learn their haunts and habits and determine

Big Game, Deer, BioLogic, Mossy Oak

Successfully Hunting Late, Pressured Bucks

When I refer to "they," I'm referring to other hunters who surround the properties where we hunt, causing pressure. The first thing we see them do with frequency is either walk in or drive in and push out the deer they're trying to hunt. They may be accessing their stands on the wrong wind direction. They may be parking their vehicles or driving into areas that they shouldn't be driving to and pushing bucks out

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

Nocturnal Scraper Takes Leaf River Camera

Every year I put up a couple of trail cameras around the end of August. Without a doubt, the best time of year for me is November, during the whitetail rut, when I get photos of big bucks making and checking scrapes like the great one posing here. The story on this buck is that I have photos of him on all parts of the farm… but all of the pictures that I have of

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

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