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Whitetail Hunting Tips, Tactics & Expert Guides

Explore expert whitetail hunting tips, tactics, and stories from Field & Stream. Learn how to understand buck behavior, track movement patterns, and apply proven strategies for different seasons. From early-season scouting to rut tactics and stand placement, discover real-world insights and expert advice to help you hunt whitetail deer more effectively and consistently.

Whitetail Hunting

Can Big Bucks Detect Cell Cams?

By Adam Lewis

A growing number of hunters believe that mature whitetail bucks can detect and avoid cell cams more readily than conventional cams. Can there be any truth to it?

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The Sniff Test: Scent-Control vs Drug-Sniffing Dog

By Scott Bestul

Do your scent-control measures really make a difference? Not according to Chance, the K-9 cop

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In Memory of F&S Whitetails Columnist Scott Bestul

By Dave Hurteau

Longtime F&S whitetail expert Scott Bestul passed away on Saturday at the age of 64. He was, simply, the best deer writer of our time

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Indiana Hunter’s First Buck is a Massive 19-Point Non-Typical Whitetail

By Travis Hall

Seventeen-year-old Theo Blevins shot the giant buck during an evening youth hunt on his home property in northern Indiana

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The Latest Science Says Deer Can Essentially See in Slow Motion

By Adam Lewis

A deer’s ability to catch you moving is even better than we thought. Here’s what it means for hunters and how you can still go undetected

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The Gnarliest Bucks To Ever Make the Books

By Travis Hall

We dug deep into the Boone & Crockett archives and rounded up 20 legendary bucks with some of the wildest racks you’ve ever seen

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Texans Caught Smuggling Captive Whitetails Fined Over $12,000 for 60 Violations

By Katie Hill

A deer breeder and his business partner got caught with seven captive deer, drugs, and dart guns during a routine traffic stop in Montgomery County, Texas

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Whitetail Hunting

Alberta Hunter Tags 220-Inch Tank—With Help from a True Friend

By Scott Bestul

T.J. Rempel took the buck of a lifetime thanks to a tip from a buddy and the forbearance of a loving spouse

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Late-Season Bowhunter Bags Rare Albino Buck After Three-Year Chase

By Travis Hall

Kirk Washington shot the once-in-a-lifetime buck on New Years Eve

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Indiana Hunter’s 284-Inch, 40-Point Whitetail is the Biggest Crossbow-Killed Buck Ever Scored by Buckmasters

By Travis Hall

Seth Hernandez shot the record-breaking full-velvet buck in late October on a farm in northern Indiana

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