North American Whitetail

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.

NORTH AMERICAN WHITETAIL

BIG BUCKS ON DEMAND

RIGHT WHERE I NEED TO BE

PART 7 MANAGING WHITETAILS ON PRIVATE LANDS

BEAT FRIGID FEET • NOTHING CAN KILL A COLD-WEATHER WHITETAIL HUNT QUICKER THAN FROZEN FEET. FOLLOW THESE GEAR TIPS TO KEEP YOUR TOES WARM IN EVEN THE GNARLIEST WINTER WEATHER.

SMALL GROUND YIELDS SUPER BUCK • A 40-ACRE FARM IN OKLAHOMA WAS ALL THIS BOWHUNTER NEEDED TO TAG A 230-INCH WHITETAIL!

A TALE OF TWO RECORDS. NO, THREE! • A banner 2022 hunting season in Minnesota ended with two hunters taking state record archery non-typical bucks, both of which claimed the title for only a short time before being dethroned by a different buck from years prior.

THE LATE SEASON LEGEND • THIS IOWA WHITETAIL HUNTER HAS PROVEN HIMSELF AS A KILLER OF BIG BUCKS IN THE LATE SEASON. HERE ARE HIS FIVE BEST TIPS FOR HUNTING MIDWEST GIANTS DURING THE YEAR’S FINAL DAYS OF DEER HUNTING.

MANITOBA MASS • Curtis Wiebe nicknamed this incredible, chocolate-antlered whitetail “Coke Cans” because of its extra-heavy mass. He downed the trophy buck with a muzzleloader on Nov. 12, 2022.

No Cameras, Release Aid or Bow Sight? NO PROBLEM! • Hardcore bowhunter Mike Miller arrowed three great bucks during the 2022 season: one 185-inch giant in his home state of Indiana, and two others from neighboring Illinois.

DUCT TAPE YOUR SEASON • IF YOUR INITIAL DEER HUNTING PLANS HAVEN’T PANNED OUT, TRY SOME OF THESE TRICKS TO SALVAGE YOUR SEASON BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.

BAD WEATHER BUCKS • Sometimes tough or poor conditions are just what you need to put your tag on a big whitetail.

8 DAYS THAT AMAZED

LATE SEASON WHITETAIL GEAR • The late season offers ample opportunity for hopeful hunters looking to put their tag on a wintertime whitetail. With calorie-depleted bucks flocking to food sources as snowy weather sets in, the time to strike is now. To help you face Mother Nature’s worst during the final days of season, we’ve got the industry’s best cold-weather deer gear right here.

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