Each issue of North American Whitetail brings you effective techniques for outsmarting monster bucks. You'll learn the success secrets of North America's most accomplished, most knowledgeable whitetail hunters - riflemen and bowhunters alike.
SEASON 18 BEGINS
North American Whitetail
YOU NEVER KNOW
DEFINING DEER DISEASES
MAPLand ACT MEANS ACCESS
SENATOR SUPPORT
PEDAL TO THE METAL • From scouting and summertime chores to hunting giant bucks, e-bikes deliver in spades.
DEER BIKER’S WISHLIST
THE RIGHT MOVE • WHEN AN OPEN COUNTRY GIANT GAVE ME THE SLIP ONE TOO MANY TIMES, I WENT AFTER HIM ON THE GROUND.
BACK IN THE SADDLE • THIS ILLINOIS VELVET-CLAD NON-TYPICAL WAS ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY, AND THE HUNT WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.
THE HUNT FOR ATHOS • Without the generosity of incredible friends, my quest for a Kansas monarch would never have been possible.
SOUTHERN SLAMMER • Louisiana State Record Buck Downed With Borrowed Crossbow!
BAD NEWS BUCKS • SOMETIMES NO MATTER HOW GOOD YOUR PLAN IS, A TARGET BUCK WILL STILL GIVE YOU THE SLIP.
MOUNTAIN MONSTERS • Many hunters drive through West Virginia blissfully unaware that some of the country’s biggest whitetail bucks live in the rugged mountainscapes. But diehards know this sleeper state’s trophy potential is on the rise.
SCOUTING SUBURBAN BUCKS • IF YOU’RE CHASING WHITETAILS IN CITYSCAPES, FOCUS YOUR SCOUTING EFFORTS ON LOCATING TRAVEL CORRIDORS BETWEEN FOOD AND BEDDING.
SWEAT THE DETAILS • IT’S WORTH SUFFERING THROUGH THE HEAT, BUGS AND WORK OF SUMMER SCOUTING TO NAIL DOWN THE PATTERN ON A BIG BUCK. BUT BE SURE TO KEEP THESE LOW-PRESSURE STRATEGIES IN MIND.
WHEN SIMPLE WASN’T EASY
GEAR UP TO SCOUT
NAW HALL of FAME
HAVE YOU SHOT A TROPHY BUCK?
JUST A DOE