The National Deer Association released its annual deer report on Jan. 15 that takes a close look at almost everything ...

The regular 2025-2026 deer season will end on January 19, with the closing of the flintlock season. Those hunters that have been unsuccessful will no doubt be thinking about the big buck that got away ...

Nature is filled with incredible animals, each possessing its own unique name and personality. Some animals even have unique nicknames or terms that we use daily, such as referring to a dog as "man's ...

North-central Pennsylvania’s Tioga County is rugged rolling terrain that holds plenty of whitetail deer. And on the November 29, opening morning of the state rifle deer season, 29-year-old hunter Ben ...

A Crawford County hunter gets large buck while hunting in the late deer season. Here's why it's a rare accomplishment.

This story, “Luck of the Willeys,” appeared in the December 1967 issue of Outdoor Life. Dawn of November 12, 1966, opening day of the Vermont deer season, found me hiking up the wooded side of Bigelow ...

No one will ever accuse me of being an avid outdoorsman. Or even just a plain outdoorsman. In fact, some in my family would never use the word outdoors and Scott Franco in the same sentence. What I am ...

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 Wisconsin Buck & Bear Club is the official state record-keeper for big-game hunting. It keeps the trophy records for whitetail deer, black bears, elk and gray wolves – each in several categories.

A Bay Springs hunter successfully hunted a large buck he had only seen in nighttime trail camera photos. The hunter's patience paid off after waiting until the Christmas season for bucks to become ...

Christy Dyess of Columbia had not shot a buck in 12 years, choosing to wait for a mature deer. Despite a series of setbacks on the day of the hunt, she successfully took down the 10-point buck. The ...