Hawaii Cancels Lāna‘i Axis Deer Season 2021

Hawaii Cancels Lāna‘i Axis Deer Season 2021

The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) regretfully announces the cancellation of the 2021 Lāna‘i Axis Deer season. DOFAW has determined that cancellation of the hunt is in the best interest of public safety. DOFAW is planning to implement a combination...
Deer Urine: Cologne of the Gods

Deer Urine: Cologne of the Gods

South Carolina has recently passed laws restricting the use of deer urine. Not a day too soon, if you ask me–especially after the nightmare experience that I survived last year. Code Red. Code Blue. Miss Majestic. Doe in Heat. It goes by many brand names. But the...
Deer Urine: Cologne of the Gods

Bad News Buck

Sometimes bad news can bring good luck. On my second afternoon at Timberghost, morning rain clouds had drifted away and a brilliant autumn sun had turned the hardwoods into a particolored palette of red, yellow, maroon and gold. Head guide Mike Willems had just turned...
South Carolina’s Velvet Bucks: Hunt Them Now!

South Carolina’s Velvet Bucks: Hunt Them Now!

If you spend a good portion of your summer counting the days until fall deer hunting, here’s some good news. In the South Carolina Lowcountry, rifle season has already started! South Carolina rifle season started August 15. Yes, it’s a tad on the warm side, but not...
Maine Tips for 2020 Deer Hunting Season

Maine Tips for 2020 Deer Hunting Season

The Maine deer hunting seasons are fast approaching. Take advantage of record high permit numbers and apply for your any deer permit today. Deer numbers in Maine are high in 2020, particularly in southern and central Maine where deer are as numerous now as they’ve...
Texas Treasure: The Axis Deer

Texas Treasure: The Axis Deer

With their magnificent antlers and beautiful dappled coats, axis deer have become one of the Lone Star State’s most coveted trophy animals. A good hunt lingers in memory with more satisfaction than nearly all other sweet reminisces. I recall hunts with friends – the...
Sunday Shenanigans: Mysterious Ways

Sunday Shenanigans: Mysterious Ways

Sunday or not, day of rest or not, I reckon we’ve got a pair of bucks out in the woods that need to be tended to. When modern deer hunting seasons were first established in Georgia during the late 1950s and early ’60s, it was against the law to hunt on...
Maine Tips for 2020 Deer Hunting Season

North Dakota Deer Application Deadline June 3

Hunters are reminded the deadline for submitting applications for the 2020 deer gun season is Wednesday, June 3. With North Dakota Game and Fish Department offices closed to public access until further notice, applicants for regular deer gun, youth and muzzleloader...
Sunday Shenanigans: The Law

Sunday Shenanigans: The Law

When modern deer hunting seasons were first established in Georgia during the late 1950s and early ’60s, it was against the law to hunt on Sunday in many (if not all) Georgia counties. Sometimes these laws were enforced and sometimes they weren’t,...