This winter's snowfall has bucked expectations, causing deer to shed antlers early — and ice fishing is thriving with good ...

The rest is detailed at the outset. Clearly, the inconsistency of deer hunting can move in multiple directions. Somehow ...

Here in Western New York, as soon as the snow starts to leave the hills and fields, it’s time to hunt for “drops,” or whitetail shed antlers. Back in the day “shed hunting” was reserved for a few of ...

We’ve all got busy schedules, so when it comes to maximizing our shed-hunting efforts, it’s natural to ask, When do deer shed their antlers? And, ideally, we'd like as precise an answer as possible.

The pursuit of deer in Pennsylvania doesn’t end when hunting seasons close. Many deer enthusiasts spend time in the woods during offseasons scouting for deer, using trail cameras and looking for ...

When a Mississippi hunter got in his blind on the opening day of the early archery season, the hunt didn't look very promising. He was dealing with a deer with a pattern that made him almost ...

Jan. 6 at 30 minutes after sunset. From then on, only bowhunters can take a whitetail legally until season’s end on Feb. 1. About 13,500 whitetails were checked last year during ...

Did that big buck make it? That’s what many wildlife watchers and deer hunters want to know as winter ends. Did the buck they were watching make it through the season? Finding an antler can answer ...

It used to be that as the year ended, so did the chapter on that season’s deer hunting, with the final day of the late ...

The year 2025 changed the history of white-tailed deer in America. For many people, the news boils down to an antler ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will open the winter firearm deer hunting season Jan. 9, 2026, in Deer ...