Most deer hunters dream about one day tagging a drop tine deer—one of those bucks with a point (or several points) dropping down from the main beam. That’s why we’re sharing these photos and stories ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

If you’ve ever observed deer or seen images of mature bucks, you may have noticed that older deer tend to have larger and more complex antlers. You might have also heard that deer shed their antlers ...

Antler size is an indicator of a buck's health, nutrition, and age, not necessarily dominance. Injuries to a deer can result in abnormally shaped antlers, such as drop tines or even a third antler.

Cameras sprout on tree bark as regularly as bracket fungi. Legions of bowhunters perched atop viewing stands surveil surroundings. It’s become rare for a deer or any unusual thing on the landscape to ...

Each fall the editors and writers of Outdoor Life hear about hundreds of giant bucks that have been taken by hunters all over the continent. With each trophy buck comes a unique and thrilling story.

Velvet can make the antlers of even a midsize buck look huge, and make a true monster seem like a mythical creature—which was exactly the vibe I got a few years ago when my neighbor Dave showed me the ...

According to MDWFP, the Mississippi deer population estimate is 33 deer per square mile; the highest density in the Southeast ...