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The Rut: 10 New Commandments for Hunting Success

Deer hunting's biggest names share their 10 Tips for tagging out in November that God himself

Michael R. Shea

These 5 Old School Tactics Are Death on Whitetails

New technology and tactics may help kill big bucks, but these proven old-school methods work

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Whitetail Hunting in the Montana Coulees

Craig Boddington is hunting the coulees of central Montana in search of whitetails.

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Central Montana Hidden Whitetails

Craig Boddington encounters a nice young buck while hunting the brushy coulees of central

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Gearing Up for Montana Whitetails

Craig Boddington arrives in Montana and gets his gear ready to track whitetails in the wooded

PHTV Adventures

5 Most Overrated Whitetail Hotspots

By the third hour on the first morning of his $7,500 dream hunt, David McCoy's good time ran

Jeff Johnston

10 New Rut Commandments

Hunt Bedding. Target Does. Sit All Day. Rattle & Grunt. Hunt Bedding. Target Does. Sit All

Michael R. Shea

How Weather Conditions Affect the Whitetail Rut

The whitetail hunting world is bursting at the seams with myths and black magic. We're all

Josh Dahlke

5 Whitetail Hunts to Think Hard About

Certain whitetail destinations appear extremely attractive, either by their reputation for

Craig Boddington

The Rise (and fall) Of The Whitetail Micro-Manager

My long-time buddy Skip was the landowner, and he was a gracious host everywhere but in the

Jeff Johnston

Surviving Whitetails: A Guide for Westerners Headed East

I squatted in the "comfortable" box blind and tried to turtle my neck and limbs deeper into my

Joseph von Benedikt

How to Still-Hunt Bucks This Fall

A long sit the day prior revealed bucks were chasing heavily, but in the randomness of the rut,

Jeff Johnston

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