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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.

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

By Travis Hall— January 6, 2025

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— December 30, 2024

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

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The Biggest Bucks of Ohio’s 2024 Deer Season

By GGATTO— December 20, 2024

From drop-tine sporting dream deer to massive 20-plus-point bucks, it’s been a banner year for big deer in Ohio. Here are 8 Buckeye State bruisers turning heads across the country

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How to Hunt Post-Rut Bucks

By Scott Bestul— November 21, 2024

The rut gets all the hype, but one of your best chances to take a true giant comes when the breeding frenzy is over. Follow these 10 expert tips to cash in

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Deer Vocalizations: 9 Sounds Every Deer Hunter Should Know

By Scott Bestul— November 8, 2024

Deer are chattier than most hunters think. Here’s a breakdown of 9 key deer vocalizations, what they mean, and how to imitate them to fill your tag

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The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2024

By Scott Bestul— October 16, 2024

Celebrate a banner year for big deer with our final season-long roundup of top whitetails taken by hunters in 2024, including nearly 20 200-plus-inch giants

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Top 10 Trophy Whitetail Counties in the U.S.

By Scott Bestul— October 14, 2024

Here are the country’s top spots for putting your tag on a record-book whitetail buck, according to B&C and P&Y data

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Thirteen-Year-Old Hunter Bags Giant 180-Inch Whitetail During Indiana Youth Hunt

By Travis Hall— October 9, 2024

Ava Kirtley was hunting with her father and a family friend when the massive buck stepped into a clearing in front of their box blind

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Want to Bag a Booner Buck? Get a Crossbow

By Will Brantley— October 3, 2024

Data from the Boone and Crockett record books shows a huge uptick in trophy-buck entries from crossbow hunters””whether vertical-bow hunters like it or not

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Kentucky Hunter Arrows State Record Trad-Bow Buck

By Steven Hill— October 1, 2024

Bradley Poynter’s 182-2/8-inch 19-pointer is the new Bucksmaster’s record for the biggest nontypical whitetail ever taken with a traditional bow in the Bluegrass State

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