Along with buck rubs on trees and saplings, the time of the ubiquitous and mysterious scrape, a bare patch of ground on the forest floor, is here. Some of us have spent countless hours perched in ...

As we move from mid- to late-October, bucks are primed to go on a sign-making frenzy, which means that the number of fresh scrapes dotting your hunting grounds is about to explode. Depending on whom ...

"Stand hunting" or "taking a post" can become a very chilly proposition, if not downright cold especially when the temperature hovers in the single digits and the wind howls and cuts through layers of ...

The final week of the pre-rut is here and the bucks are increasingly active during daylight. With the final days of October slipping by, the time of year that every whitetail hunter dreams of is at ...

A Mississippi College analytical biochemist has been using game cameras to study how deer spread diseases and along the way he's refined his techniques to not only get more bucks on camera but reduce ...

Off and on for over 50 years, I have been killing bucks over scrapes. But, beyond the hunting season, my obsession, fascination, and determination to plumb the mystery and meaning has not waned. Trail ...

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Annual visits to outdoors shows reveal scores of new products each year — a testament to the hunting industry’s penchant for innovation. However, some of these products are hot for only a little while ...

Creed David of Zachary, Louisiana, has been guiding deer, duck, and turkey hunters in southwest Missouri for years. His dad started the Hen’s Landing guide business in Bronaugh over 20 years ago, and ...