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

CONGRATS, BLAKE!

BIG SCREEN LAND PLANNING

Planning For Better Food Plots

BRINGING IN THE BACKCOUNTRY • Federal’s all-new 7mm Backcountry cartridge is made to maximize speed and accuracy regardless of barrel length. To test this cartridge’s capabilities, we headed to the range!

WAY UP IN THE NORTH COUNTRY • GREG DOERKSON’S ALBERTA BUCK FROM JUST BELOW THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES MIGHT BE THE FARTHEST NORTHERLY TROPHY EVER FEATURED IN NORTH AMERICAN WHITETAIL.

LOOKING FOR A FIGHT Iowa • THE FALL OF 2024 WAS MATT MOGENSEN’S SECOND SEASON PURSUING THIS INCREDIBLE IOWA BUCK. LUCKILY FOR MATT, HE HAD A PLAN TO FINALLY TAG THIS AGGRESSIVE TROPHY.

Hot Weather? Who Cares! Kansas • SCOTT JOHN WASN’T SURE IF THE 92-DEGREE OCTOBER WEATHER WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE FOR HIM TO CHASE A 230-INCHER IN KANSAS. HOWEVER, IT TURNED OUT TO BE JUST WHAT THE BUCK NEEDED TO DAYLIGHT.

Missouri ASK, ASK AND ASK AGAIN! • WHEN TYLER COOPER SPOTTED A BIG MISSOURI BUCK FEEDING IN A FIELD DURING SUMMER 2024, HE KNEW HE SHOULD TRY ONE MORE TIME TO GET THE FARMER’S PERMISSION TO HUNT.

REVEALING THE SECRETS OF BUCK BEDDING AREAS • THESE WHITETAIL BEDDING AREA RESEARCH DISCOVERIES WERE RECENTLY PRESENTED AT THE SOUTHEAST DEER STUDY GROUP MEETING.

WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO SHED HUNT ? • DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION, BIOLOGICAL FACTORS AND HUNTING PRESSURE, THE PERFECT TIME TO SHED HUNT CAN VARY GREATLY. HERE ARE SOME TIPS FOR SELECTING THE BEST TIME TO SEARCH FOR ANTLERS.

NEW YEAR, New Permission • Score big on fresh dirt this fall!

EVERY CUT OF DEER MEAT, EXPLAINED • HERE’S A PRIMER ON BREAKING DOWN A DEER, AND ALL THE CUTS OF VENISON YOU SHOULD COLLECT.

OFF-SEASON GEAR PREP • MARCH MAKES US FEEL like we’re miles away from next deer season, but the reality is early spring is the perfect time to plan for the coming fall. Whether you need to ask a landowner for new permission, plan your habitat projects or set up a new bow or rifle, we’ve got the gear to help you complete your to-do list.

HALL of FAME

THE BIGGEST QUESTION

TOUGH & TESTED