This is where the right doe decoy can make a huge difference, because you can show all bucks exactly what they’re looking for ...

For some people, autumn includes decorating with items like leaves and pumpkins. While I enjoy fall as much as the next guy, my idea of decorations leans more toward the deer-decoy type. Decoys can be ...

Resembling a 2-1/2-year-old buck, and that’s being generous, this imposter agitates, instead of intimidates. At $150, that’s a great tool to have. Dave Smith Decoys could be considered art pieces, the ...

Having a second chance at a mature whitetail, either a buck or doe, is extremely rare. She had the head of a donkey and a ...

Michael Stavola used a decoy on his first hunt of the season. He’s only used it a few times ever but it seems to be effective. Michael Stavola The Wichita Eagle Kansas is roughly two weeks out from ...

We awoke to a howling wind beating against our uninsulated 14-foot enclosed trailer. As I sat up, my breath hung in the air like a fog. I fumbled around for a lighter to spark the propane buddy heater ...

Last week we discussed on these pages the use of decoys for waterfowl. Must be I a hit a nerve or two, between the holiday weekend get-together, handful of emails and social media messages, the ...

It is unfortunate that the ethical conduct of a few hunters has declined noticeably over the past couple of decades. Oh, many of these guys may hunt in a "normal" fashion by walking or taking a stand ...

On Thanksgiving Day, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation police officers (ECOs) set up a deer decoy in the town of Lake Luzerne, hoping to catch hunters illegally shooting from the ...

Kansas is roughly two weeks out from the start of the rut, and deer are starting to break from their summer and early-fall patterns. The buck of a lifetime could walk by at any moment — or maybe ...