Deer & Deer Hunting is written and edited for serious, year-round hunting enthusiasts, focusing on hunting techniques, deer biology and behavior, deer management, habitat requirements, the natural history of deer and hunting ethics
They say the best-laid plans often go awry. Hey, it happens, and usually when we least expect it. The same holds true in deer hunting when our shot misses its mark and (gasp) hits the deer a bit farther back than expected. It’s known as the dreaded “gut shot.” What some hunters don’t realize is that not all gut shots are the same. The rumen (stomach) shot is most common because it’s located directly behind the thoracic cavity that holds the heart and lungs. The intestines (the real guts), however, are even farther back — located in the stomach cavity just ahead of the hips. A deer’s reaction to a bullet or arrow through the rumen is characterized by the animal humping up and walking or trotting slowly from the…
I had to write in to share this amazing shot my dad took this morning — I mean this both in the sense of the picture and in the kill shot. It’s always been a dream of my dad’s to get to take a deer out by canoe the way this photo depicts. He’s an avid hunter and has faithfully hunted the woods of Lempster, New Hampshire, his entire life. He shot this 7-point, 183-pound buck with the muzzleloader my mom got him for Christmas this past year. But I’ve got to tell you, I was surprised when I received the picture via text message this morning. Not because I was surprised he got the deer, but that he had his cell phone with him and took this amazing picture…
Deer & Deer Hunting-TV, America’s original, categorically exclusive media authority dedicated to white-tailed deer and hunting them, can now be found on Pursuit Channel. The iconic show, in its 13th season, will be joined by Destination Whitetail and Land of Whitetail, two of hunting’s most popular series also produced by F+W Outdoors, parent company of Deer & Deer Hunting. D&DH-TV will be the anchor show for “Deer & Deer Hunting Saturday Night Deer Camp,” a two-hour selected block of the best whitetail hunting shows. Come along on exciting hunts with hosts Dan Schmidt, Gordy Krahn, Steve Bartylla and Mark Kayser. Learn about deer biology, hunting strategies, new gear and more. Check your local listings on Pursuit Channel. SHOPDEERHUNTING.COM When you’re using a ThermaCell mosquito repeller while hunting, at some point…
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Anyone who hasn’t been hiding under a rock since the late 1960s has heard about the controversy surrounding the restoration of the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. The gray wolf feeds on elk and deer and the occasional cow or pet poodle. Hunters and ranchers across the West and north-central United States wonder why an apex predator has been protected to the point where it is eating up their deer, elk and cattle. Restorationists believe the gray wolf to be a part of the natural order of things and widely support efforts to repopulate the animal. Wildlife officials are caught in the middle, spending endless hours attempting to referee human conflicts with the gray wolf, and to satisfy all parties involved. Wolves are hunted in some states and…
It was one of those picture-perfect southwest Colorado mornings — no wind, a cobalt sky and the sun just painting the oak brush a fiery red on the ridgetop in front of me. I had a bull elk tag in my pocket, my beloved .300 Magnum in my hands and you couldn’t have lured me away from that place at that moment with a thousand-dollar bill. It was my first elk hunt, and brother I was ready. The brush started quaking to my left down the ridge and suddenly at 40 yards a cow elk hobbled into view; I say hobbled because her right front leg was shot nearly in two, just at the brisket, and there was a huge, gaping and bloody wound across the bottom of her chest.…
