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20 Photos That Show Just How Tough Whitetails Are

January 12, 2023   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

It’s no secret that whitetails are incredibly tough animals. Their will to survive is beyond anything in the big-game category, and their ability to overcome serious harm is impressive. Although we don’t celebrate or take joy from seeing deer in pain, check out these trail camera photos that show just...

CWD Research and Management Act Passes

January 11, 2023   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Hunting and conservation organizations are cheering the recent passage of the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act . Introduced by Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) and Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), the Act will support state and federal management efforts and research...

Ancient Buck Had Rare Third Antler

January 10, 2023   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Jason Morton spotted the buck and knew right away the animal was old. The deer was a bag of bones and walked stiffly with a slow, hip-swaying gait. The 7-point antlers were on the heavy side but stubby and going downhill from what the rack must have been a few...

55 Hours on Stand for a Canada 12-Pointer

January 9, 2023   |  From Rack Reports

Paul Beasley with Canada in the Rough is all about big game hunting, especially for trophy whitetails. It comes as no surprise that he recently bagged another big buck. The latest comes out of Saskatchewan, Canada. Traveling to hunt with Dean Kypers and Buck Country Outfitters, Beasley expected a great...

Alabama’s Mysterious Big-Nose Deer

January 5, 2023   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Something about the 8-pointer looked weird. He was skinny and scuffed up, but that was not unusual during the peak rut. Johnny Sorensen tipped his can call, and the odd-looking deer made a beeline for the doe bleats. Johnny pulled the trigger and buck went down in a heap. The...

Florida Bowhunter Tags 17-Point Buck on Public Land

January 5, 2023   |  From Rack Reports

Last fall, Griffin McClain accomplished something few Florida deer hunters do: He shot a massive whitetail buck on public land. McClain has been hunting for about 20 years, and the 2022 season was an incredible one. McClain says it was his first year ever hunting public land, and it worked...

A 195-Inch Early Season Texas Stud

January 3, 2023   |  From Rack Reports

Legends of the Fall’s Bonnie McFerrin has been tagging huge whitetails for two decades, and this season she added another monster to the list. Aged at 6 ½ years old, this fully mature whitetail is one that whitetail dreams are made of. With two years of history with this deer,...

A Booner Bow Buck on 20 Acres

January 3, 2023   |  From Rack Reports

Brock Wilson spends a lot of time chasing whitetails each fall. He’s bagged several big ones this year, including a 170-inch Kansas deer taken on September 16. But the largest of the season came out of Moniteau County, Missouri, near his home. It was a 4 ½-year-old whitetail that he...

Jared Mills Shoots Two Giant Bucks in One Great Season

December 26, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Jared Mills has been part of the whitetail video world for more than a decade. A longtime team member of Midwest Whitetail, he recently stepped away to start a new chapter, but his deer hunting hasn’t taken a pause. In fact, he’s having the best deer season of his life...

A Surprise Missouri Monster Buck from the Ground

December 22, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Jesse Marlin, of Missouri, spends a lot of time chasing whitetails. He has hunted with bows and guns his entire life. “I’ve taken dozens of bucks from 150 to 180-plus inches,” he said. “My last buck was 186-6/8 inches with a bow. This buck ended a four-year dry spell.” Incredibly,...

3-Year Story Ends with Giant Buck During the First Sit of the Season

December 20, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Michael Reed of Midwest Whitetail has been killing big, mature bucks for decades. In fact, he moved to Iowa to live and hunt in one of the top states in America to do just that. This season, he shot another one. The buck lived on a property Reed purchased in...

Iowa Hunter Shoots a Booner After Dogs, 8 People, and a Farmer on a Tractor Clear the Field

December 19, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Max Mongrello of Midwest Whitetail moved to Iowa a few years ago to follow a dream. He wanted to work in the hunting industry, but he also wanted to chase monster bucks. And there’s no better place to do that than the Hawkeye State. Iowa is the land of big...

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