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

ALWAYS CHECK YOUR REGS • CALL AHEAD OR CHECK ONLINE. DON’T GET BLINDSIDED BY NEW STATE OR FEDERAL GAME LAWS WHERE YOU HUNT.

BACK IN NAW

HABITAT MANAGEMENT 101

MOULTRIE’S ALL-NEW EDGE® 3 PRO CELLULAR TRAIL CAMERA • A CELLULAR TRAIL CAMERA THAT’S ALL BUSINESS

THE DREAM BUCK • Joseph Brown set the goal of killing a big typical on his hunting property in Kentucky. After watching a promising buck for four years, he finally achieved his dream in November 2024.

DOUBLE-D BUCK • Halloween bowhunt ends with double drop-tine treat.

SMALL WOODLOTS, BIG BUCKS • ILLINOIS YOUTH HUNTER BAGS 202-INCH GROSS NON-TYPICAL 9-POINTER!

When Things Go Right • Minnesota hunter Tony Hohensee has a reputation for tagging big, mature whitetails on one seriously-good piece of ground.

Down South Trophy • The buck of Hunter Terry’s lifetime was waiting at the end of this Alabama blood trail!

HOW TO BRAINWASH A BUCK • BY UTILIZING CERTAIN HUNTING AND SCOUTING STRATEGIES, YOU CAN CONVINCE A BIG BUCK THAT HE’S SAFE, EVEN IF HE’S WELL WITHIN YOUR EFFECTIVE RANGE.

THE SCIENCE OF CAMO • STAYING CONCEALED IN THE DEER WOODS IS MORE THAN JUST HAVING THE CORRECT CAMO PATTERN. IF YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND THE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES BEHIND CAMOUFLAGE, YOU CAN STAY HIDDEN FROM MORE WHITETAILS.

HOW TO PREP YOUR OUT-OF-STATE BUCK FOR HOME • FOR BOTH LEGAL AND ETHICAL REASONS, IT’S IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN TRANSPORTING AN OVER-THE-ROAD KILL BACK HOME.

HOW TO: TAKE DOWN TECH-SAVVY BUCKS • NEARLY EVERY WHITETAIL HUNTER TODAY USES HUNTING TECHNOLOGY IN SOME FORM. NATURALLY, THE QUESTION ARISES: ARE THE BUCKS CATCHING ON?

KEEPING IT REAL PART 1

IT’S GO TIME

HALL of FAME

CHANGING PLANS