but we never caught so much as a glimpse of this phantom buck we kept hearing about. We even got a few shots at other deer but didn’t score. In 1964 I got a shot at a doe running up a hillside 35 ...

A single posturing buck decoy or a buck and doe combo also works great when hunting field edges where pinpointing entrance and exit routes proves difficult.

The city is hoping to get insight into the population of both bucks and does with its new deer management survey.

Hunting: Maine’s new deer permits allow you to take a doe and a buck In an effort to increase the harvest of does, significant changes have been made to the state's deer permit program.

There’s a full moon rising in the grit and grind, strive and shine sign of the sea goat. The full buck moon will peak ...

Where Do Deer Sleep? Top 13 Bedding Areas Where do deer sleep? Well, as every deer hunter who’s ever jumped a bedded buck knows, they don’t do a lot of sleeping.

This month’s full moon is named after a male deer, whose antlers typically reach their full size this time of year. It’s that ...

We interviewed expert deer hunters on their strategies and the best deer decoys that they use in the field.

Avid sky watchers may also have a chance to see multiple planets and a constellation later this month. Here's what to know.

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Michigan is in buck fever as hunters get ready to head out for opening day of firearm deer season on Friday, Nov. 15.

When bowhunter Bill Barcus finally tags his first buck, he faces a three-mile packout and considers leaving the antlers behind.