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

MUZZLE-LOADING IN LATE SEASON • 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:

ALL THAT WE COULD SQUEEZE

THE PATH FORWARD • WHAT’S LEFT TO LEARN AFTER 40 YEARS OF WHITE-TAILED DEER RESEARCH?

NAW AT 40 PART2 • IN 2022 THE “MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE SERIOUS TROPHY DEER HUNTER” CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF REPORTING ON LEGENDARY WHITETAILS, LAND MANAGEMENT AND HUNTING HOW-TO.

TRAIL CAMERA DOS AND DON’TS • TRAIL CAMERAS ARE VALUABLE EQUIPMENT FOR WHITETAIL HUNTERS, BUT THERE ARE THINGS TO AVOID TO ENSURE YOU’RE GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THESE SCOUTING TOOLS.

SOUTH TEXAS SPECTACLE • ON OCTOBER 3, 2021, I KILLED THE BIGGEST WHITE-TAILED BUCK OF MY HUNTING CAREER, AND I DON’T EXPECT TO KILL A BIGGER OR PRETTIER DEER AS LONG AS I LIVE. THIS IS THE STORY.

OVERCOMING ADVERSITY IN OHIO • AFTER SEVERAL TOUGH HUNTS AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN OHIO, COREY SMITH TAGGED ONE OF 2021’S BEST BUCKS.

ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER • WHEN RANDY AUKAMP LOST HIS HUNTING LEASE IN PENNSYLVANIA, HE COULD’VE NEVER GUESSED AN EVEN BETTER ONE AWAITED HIM NEXT-DOOR IN MARYLAND.

TAKEN BY SURPRISE • West Virginia bowhunter Josh Carter hit the woods on a rainy, cold Halloween morning in 2021. Scoring on a tricky buck was his treat.

PRESERVED BY THE HANDS OF HUNTERS • RUDY GAVELIN SHOT AN AMAZING MINNESOTA NON-TYPICAL IN 1963. FOR THE NEARLY 60 YEARS SINCE, A FEW HUNTERS HAVE KEPT THE STORY ALIVE.

THE MASTER SCRAPE THEORY • THIS ADVANCED STRATEGY FOR HUNTING AND IDENTIFYING “MASTER SCRAPES” WILL ADD ANOTHER TACTIC TO YOUR BIG-BUCK PLAYBOOK.

TRANSITION TIME TROPHIES • BEFORE THE RUT CRACKS OFF, FOCUS YOUR HUNTING EFFORTS ON PRIME FOOD SOURCES AND LOW-PRESSURE TACTICS.

FAIR WEATHER BUCKS • WE HEAR IT ALL THE TIME: COLD FRONTS AND BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CHANGES FORCE MATURE BUCKS ON THEIR FEET DURING SHOOTING LIGHT. BUT IS IT TRUE?

ALL ABOUT ACORNS • FROM WHEN AND WHY THEY DROP TO WHICH DEER PREFER, THIS GUIDE TO ALL-THINGS ACORNS WILL HELP YOU BUILD A HARD-MAST HUNTING STRATEGY.

ALTERNATE ATTRACTION • IN PLACES WHERE SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING AND BAITING ARE PROHIBITED, USE THESE TOOLS TO ATTRACT MORE BUCKS.

NAW HALL of FAME

DEER GEAR CENTRAL

TYLER’S TURN