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DEER SEASON, DONE RIGHT.

Before you head into the whitetail woods, browse our extensive collection of deer hunting videos and articles. For beginners and experts alike. From thrilling hunts to helpful hints, there’s always something to learn from watching the country’s top whitetail hunters ply their craft — and whole a lot to enjoy.

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Mark Davis Says to Go Into the Woods Before Daylight and Come Out After Dark

By going into the woods before daylight and before most hunters get to the woods, I ensure no one sees where I’m hunting. I come out of the woods after dark, and once again, other hunters don’t see where I’ve been. I do have an exception to the rule, in that if I take a deer during daylight hours, I go ahead and bring the animal out of the woods.

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Oklahoma Whitetails on Public Lands

I hunt deer three or four different places here in Oklahoma. Most of the time I go to southeastern Oklahoma and hunt what we call the mountains. I also travel to the southern part of the state, to a place we call Sulphur Davis. I primarily hunt public lands, because it’s far-less expensive than hunting private lands. Public land has produced a tremendous number of deer for me over the years and some really-nice bucks.

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Out of the Gate

Understanding the social structure of the herd during the time you intend to hunt is a key to getting various hunting tactics to work for you. In the “whitetails’ world” the time during early season is all about being social with other deer; however, they may not be communal with the specific deer that you might think. Some hunters feel that they shouldn’t use certain calls or scent until just before the rut. Actually, early

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Why Long Driveways and Expensive Houses Equal Big Bucks

I like to hunt for bucks with big antlers. Usually I will have one to three big bucks on my hit list every year. I put in a lot of time, effort and money to try and locate those three big bucks each season. I not only scout for deer all year and purchase trail cameras for each property I hunt, but I also spend my spare time glassing these lands, looking for big bucks.

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Managing a Large Wood Lot in Suburbia by Controlling 6 Acres

I had permission to hunt a 6-acre piece of property several years ago. I took two bucks that made the Pope and Young record book there, during three consecutive years. (I no longer have that property, because the land was developed, and the woods are no longer there). Actually all I need to hunt deer is a small piece of property to hunt where I can see 40 yards or less.

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Bamboozle Mr. Snooty with Fake Scrapes

Mock scrapes are great for attracting mature whitetail bucks. Learn more about mock scrapes and how to make your own from Mossy Oak.

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Mike Monteleone Explains Other Places Bucks Bed

During early bow season in September and October, bucks have the same problem hunters have: bugs. Bucks often will bed on the tops of hills or mountains for two reasons. Generally the air will be cooler the higher they move-up a mountain, plus there may be a slight breeze. Both of these conditions help to keep bugs off the deer. However, generally, does, for some reason, tend to bed in low areas where there are

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How to Pattern Bucks on Small Properties with ProStaffer Mike Monteleone

At any given time, I’ll have 10- to 15-different pieces of property to hunt. The properties I hunt primarily are small, from 8 to 400 acres. I put out Covert trail cameras that run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year, even on properties I’ve hunted for years. From my cameras, I’ve learned where to put up my tree stands, when to put them up and when to move

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To Take Big Whitetail Bucks

Mike Monteleone lives in Westminster, Maryland, and has worn Mossy Oak camo since 1988 and hunted deer since he was 13-years old. He also is a member of PSE’s Pro Staff and is the Mossy Oak area staff manager for Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York and New Jersey.

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Does Count with ProStaffer Parrish Elliott

By taking does in the early season, I get tuned-up to hunt a buck. I then can better handle the excitement of having a deer within bow range, steadying my nerves and making a good shot. I like to put three or four does in my freezer at the first of the season. Then, I become a Hunter for the Hungry, giving the surplus does that I harvest to the food bank. Most of the

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Do Trail Cameras Spook Deer

Arguably trail cameras are one of the top new tools introduced in the hunting industry in the past 30 years. Trail cameras are a loyal hunting companion that will sit there in the rain, snow and wind and record every animal that passes by that point. Even if you're not using them for scouting, what about the education they can give you? Despite the extraordinary advantages trail cameras give you, there are some hardcore trophy

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The Rocky Mountain Challenge

Planting food plots for mule deer in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, who would have thought the “Rockies” were a good place for such a plan? Apparently no one except me! I found that out while doing research to plant one such plot. I also learned that the details on Rocky Mountain food plots was about as limited as the details on plant species mule deer require and what they prefer in a food plot

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ProStaffer Parrish Elliott and His Hit List Buck

One of the advantages of using game cameras, if you use them effectively, is you can get pictures of about 90 percent of the deer living on the land you hunt, or that pass through the land that you hunt. One of the advantages for hunting small places, I can put seven cameras on places as little as 8 acres or as much as 60 acres and see almost every deer that lives or passes

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Food Plot Crops that Bring Down Big Bucks

During late summer and fall planting season much of what will be sewed are seeds that grow plants meant for attraction. Some of the plants also have great nutritional value too, but most hunters really don’t think about that. They want a plot that will give them harvest opportunities. For this type of a “hunting plot,” plant selection, plot design and timing your plantings are very important components for success.

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The Downtown Buck Deer with ProStaffer Parrish Elliott

I took a nice 10-pointer inside the city limits where I live. A friend of mine had permission to hunt 70 acres and invited me to hunt with him one day. I knew this area fairly well, because it was near where I had grown up. The deer always had been on these 70 acres. I could remember seeing deer on this property back when I was a teenager.

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