The Traveling Hunter

by Ryan Mckinney
So you want to go to the hunting place that flows with milk and honey, where there’s a 160 inch whitetail behind every tree, and the Elk never stop bugling. Now that those lies are out of the way, I’m here to help you see the real picture. I have been fortunate [...]

Mule Deer Hunting

The mule deer can be found throughout the Western side of the United States. It receives it name from its ears, which have a distinct mule-like appearance. Even though its closest kin is the black-tailed deer the mule deer is most often referred to as “the cousin” of the more popular whitetail deer. Like [...]

Black Tailed Deer

The black tailed deer is a species of deer found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. They get their name from the black color of the bottom two-thirds of their tails. They are considered to be a subspecies of the mule deer and in fact interbreed with both the Rocky Mountain mule deer [...]

Fallow Deer

In years past, the fallow deer was mainly found outside of North America in the country of Europe. Recently though, fallow deer have been introduced to various areas across the United States, such as California, Texas, Alabama and Georgia. There are several different varieties of fallow deer, but the most common is one [...]

Red Deer & Red Deer Hunting

For hunters in North America, when one thinks of deer hunting, the whitetail deer automatically comes to mind. There is a larger cousin that inhabits Europe, Asia and Africa, however, called the red deer. The red deer is generally larger in size than the whitetail and their antler racks grow to impressive stature as well.
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Deer Scrapes

Scrapes are areas on the ground where bucks paw the soil away with their hooves. They can vary in size from as small as a foot and a half wide to sometimes seven or eight feet. They are most often made and maintained prior to the rut. Deer make and maintain scrapes as a way [...]

Deer Rubs

Deer rubs are created when a male deer rubs his forehead and antlers against the base of a tree. In late summer and early fall rubs are usually made by bucks rubbing the velvet off their newly acquired antlers. During the rut and late season, rubs can be made by aggressive bucks strengthening their neck [...]

The Rut

The rut is the mating or estrous time period for whitetail deer. This period usually last 2 to 3 weeks. Deer mate sometime in the later portions of the year so there offspring will be born during the spring time. In the spring time new green growth is abundant and the weather is [...]

Deer Ticks

Where They Live

Most hunters know deer ticks live in the same areas we like to hunt in. A deer tick likes the thick bushes and grasses in under kept fields as well as wooded areas with a lot of undergrowth. They like these areas because they are also home to small and large animals such [...]

Hemorrhagic (Blue Tongue) Disease in Deer

Hemorrhagic Disease is often called either Blue Tongue Disease or Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD). Blue Tongue and EHD or separate diseases, but run so closely together in blood test that they are sometimes impossible to tell apart. This disease occurs mostly in sheep, but has also been found in cattle, goats, buffalo, antelope, and deer. [...]