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

FORECASTING FOR BUCKS

PRIME TIME, ALL THE TIME • Tune in every Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET on Sportsman Channel and Thursday at 8:00 AM ET on Outdoor Channel to catch episodes of NAW TV presented by Wild Tree Nursery. This month, we’re excited to present the following programs:

PROGRAMMED FOR FALL FOOD

LEAVE PLANT HITCHHIKERS BEHIND

MAKE READY FOR MEAT • KNOWING HOW TO PROPERLY HANDLE AND PROCESS MEAT WILL BETTER YOUR HUNTING EXPERIENCE.

EQUIPMENT FOR THE EXTRACTION

GEAR TO GRIND!

Only in Ohia • OUT-OF-STATE BOWHUNTER SHAWN CLARK DREAMED OF DOWNING AN OHIO MEGA-GIANT DURING THE RUT. IN NOVEMBER 2020, THAT QUEST WAS FULFILLED WITH ONE OF THE BEST NON-TYPICAL

FIRST THINGS FIRST • ZEKE SNYDER HOPED TO KILL A DOE ON OPENING DAY, BUT THE ILLINOIS BOWHUNTER GOT MUCH MORE THAN EXPECTED

NEW RECORDS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE • EXPERIENCED HUNTERS TAGGED RECORD-BREAKING TROPHY BUCKS IN OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE GRANITE STATE. BOTH MEN HUNTED LIMITED ACCESS AREAS.

THE BREATHTAKER BUCK • NEBRASKA DEER HUNTER TRENTON LENZ PURCHASED HIS DREAM PROPERTY AND FOUND A DREAM BUCK LIVING ON IT. THEN THE THRILLING HUNT TOOK HIS BREATH AWAY.

TAKEN BY SURPRISE • MICHIGAN WOMAN BAGS STATE RECORD TYPICAL OUT OF NOWHERE!

MOOSE IN THE HEMP • AFTER FOUR YEARS OF HUNTING ONE BUCK, THIS HUNTER CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN A HEMP FIELD.

YELLOWHAMMER SLAMMER • B.J. DAVIS ARROWED THE BUCK OF HIS DREAMS WHILE HUNTING THE SUBURBS OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

IS OCTOBER THE NEW NOVEMBER? • WITH WARM WEATHER PLAGUING NOVEMBER IN 2020, MANY HUNTERS FOUND SUCCESS IN LATE OCTOBER.

WHITETAIL SIGN LANGUAGE • THROUGH THEIR BODY LANGUAGE, DEER COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER NON-VERBALLY.

THAT ONE TREE • WHEN TARGETING A SPECIFIC BUCK, HUNTERS MUST FIND THE PERFECT TREE TO KILL THE DEER.

BIZARRE BLOOD TRAILS • ALL BOWHUNTERS WILL ENCOUNTER TOUGH TRACKING JOBS AT SOME POINT. MAKE SMART DECISIONS TO RECOVER DEER UNDER THE WORST CIRCUMSTANCES.

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS

#DEER WEEK

SIGN OF THE TIMES

HALL of FAME

THE ULTIMATE GEAR DUMP • DEER SEASON, for many, is in full swing. For others, October is the kickoff to time spent in the woods pursuing your passion. Get after it, but before you do, give these great products a read, and see if there’s a gadget that will up your odds of success in the whitetail woods. This month, we’re covering everything from safety harnesses to food plot seed. You won’t want to miss this!

THE COYOTE BUCK