A buck watches its backtrail. The ultimate accomplishment for a North Woods deer hunter is snow tracking a mature buck and shooting him at close range. Executing a hunt like this takes skill, patience ...

One thing our area abounds in is large tracts of forested land. However, clear cuts, gated roads and tree stands have limited ...

This story, “The Double Hat Rack,” appeared in the December 1964 issue of Outdoor Life. While the McCullough buck was the No. 1 typical in Ohio at the time at 181 4/8 inches, today it is ranked 69th ...

THE CHILL REACHED into the shadows at Boot Lake Portage as the November sun slid down into the dark firs and aspens. My wife Lil flexed her stiffening hands, crushed out her cigarette on the hard sand ...

Snow across our general area during deer season has really been hit or miss over the last 10 years or so. I can recall a childhood full of ample snowfall, digging forts within snow banks that were ...