A heavy-antlered 12-point buck materializes on the trail. He’s only five steps from bow range, but then he throws his nose in the air, goes rigid with nervousness, and waves the white flag. Game over.

Whitetails rely on their sense of smell daily to locate food, sort out complex social orders, identify mates, and steer clear of danger. It is no mere coincidence that a deer’s olfactory superpower is ...

I hope all of my faithful readers of "Guns & Cornbread" would agree that we don't deal with sensationalism around these parts. Those in the hunting, fishing and shooting world generally like things ...

When it comes to getting close to white-tailed deer, silence and scent control are two things hunters need to remember. While deer don’t all act the same, and conditions vary with hunting pressure and ...

According to the National Deer Association, during the 2023-2024 hunting season, U.S. hunters successfully harvested more than 3 million whitetail bucks, thus establishing a new record for mature buck ...

Editor’s Note: Back in the spring of 2009, our late, great whitetails columnist Scott Bestul had the brilliant idea of enlisting the noses of drug-sniffing dogs to help shed light on a buck’s ability ...

Whitetails rely on their sense of smell daily to locate food, sort out complex social orders, identify mates and steer clear of danger. It is no mere coincidence that a deer’s olfactory superpower is ...

Editor's Note: Longtime F&S whitetail columnist Scott Bestul passed away on April 19th, after a long battle with cancer. In memory of him, we will be republishing some of the Bestul's best work. Today ...