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Crossbows will be newly allowed for Minnesota deer and spring turkey hunters starting this year, following a law change passed in the 2023 legislative session. Hunters who purchase an archery deer ...

The calendar may have just clicked into summer but if you’ve been living the outdoors lifestyle you know that ticks have been active for several months already. And will be for several more. And it ...

Buckmasters, the nation’s leading source for deer hunting news and entertainment, is making big changes in 2025 to simplify antler scoring and make it more accessible for hunters of all experience ...

Deer urine attractants aren’t so popular indoors. We recently received a question in our Ask the Biologist inbox about how to remove deer urine smell from a vehicle seat. It seems a lid for a bottle ...

This is the time of year when many hunters become frustrated. You did your scouting and you had been seeing deer, but now you are struggling. What happened? First, the deer are probably reacting to ...

Recent legislation that legalizes certain rifles for deer hunting beginning later this year in Indiana has led to questions regarding calibers and cartridges allowed under the new law. Some additional ...

Here’s a trick I’ve used for several years, whenever I go hunting, scouting or spend extended time in the outdoors. Because Native Americans used it for centuries before teaching it to settlers, you ...

Most deer hunters today are savvy enough to know that what we call "the rut" is not a one-week period of time when most of the breeding gets done. It is actually a several-month cycle, and we've ...