I settled into my stand and waited. The Kentucky pre-rut with cool afternoon temps combined with the early muzzleloader season had me hopeful. Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields ...

Most bowhunters now carry a deer call or two, but few use them on early season hunts. While it is true that calling is most effective during late pre-rut and the rut itself, if you go about it right, ...

For many hunters, the only deer sound they’ve ever heard is the loud alarm snort deer make when they sense something is amiss. The resulting “blow” alerts deer near and far that there might be an ...