All tagged Whitetail Deer
Alberta, Canada whitetails can exceed 300 pounds with antler sizes to match. If you’re considering hunting this world class trophy, here’s what you need to know. Whitetail deer are the most populous big game animal in America, so one might ask, why travel to Canada to hunt one?
A grunt call can turn an ordinary day into a big buck celebration. It’s easy to use, inexpensive, and can bring the deer of your dreams right to you. Over 30 years of chasing whitetails, I’ve learned that a grunt tube can be a hunter’s best friend and often creates hunting opportunities from seemingly non-existent situations.
Forget the deep forests, far-flung mountains, or sprawling plains, the buck of your dreams may be hiding next door. Today’s whitetails have become urbanized.
Hunting mature bucks can drive a hunter crazy. Seeing an exceptional buck for the first time can lead to an unhealthy addiction. In 2014 I passed a young seven-point during archery season. I saw him again before rifle season, and he was missing one antler.
Scouting and doing inventory on whitetail deer is one of my favorite pastimes. Every year I spend countless hours setting up mock scrapes and cellular trail cameras. I love watching deer react to mock scrapes and keeping a detailed list of the bucks on the properties I hunt
White-tailed deer are a familiar sight for most of us as we drive along our local highways and country roads. They are often standing out in the middle of a field or pasture or along the edge of a woodlot, searching for tender vegetation to munch on.
As we neared our hunting lease, the Great Plains sunrise was so magnificent that I asked my buddy to stop the truck so that I could capture the image. One step out of the door, a buck suddenly emerged from the road-side ditch 50 yards away.