Deer

You know about rubs and scrapes. Here are some other clues. Article by Bill Vaznis.

Article by Gerald Almy.

This unique episode of GrowingDeer.tv starts with a fishing adventure as Dr. Woods and family travel to Canada to catch trophy Northern Pike at Wolllaston Lake Lodge (begins at mark :39 ends at mark 2:10). When the fishing adventure comes to an end Dr.

1. Respect the wind. There are many excellent scent eliminators out there from sprays to clothing but I rarely even try to beat the nose of a whitetail by selecting a treestand where the wind is wrong.

2. I wear rubber boots wherever  and whenever I can, especially in the South. I've watched deer hit my trail and turn out when they hit the scent of a leather boot.

We're getting back in the stand a little early hunting wild hogs that have invaded a friends hunting grounds!

Article by Scott Bestul.

Three expert whitetail ­hunters—with more than 40 P&Y-Class bucks between them—reveal their top early-season stand locations. Article by Will Brantley.

Brian Van Horn ?
Years Hunting Whitetails: 30 ?
Biggest Buck: 200-class nontypical
?Favorite Early Stand: White-oak pinch point. My favorite spot for the opening week of the Illinois bow season is where two narrow ridges of mature white oaks meet a larger ridge,

More and more landowner/hunters are taking an active role in managing deer herds, and for good reason — most state agencies don't have a clue as to what is going on out on the back 40. Deer management needs to be site specific and the only one who can do an effective job of managing your deer is you.

Like most bowhunters, I'm itching for the start of deer season. That glorious event arrives on Oct. 1 around here in Canada.

Ask a camp full of hunters how many ever had a hunt ruined because the deer smelled them and spooked before they could get a shot off. How many hands do you think would go up?