What is classic? Mainly it’s a description we apply to just about anything we happen to like. Which is why “classic” is one of the most overused and misapplied words in the English language and also ...

For a good part of the season, deer hunting can be as much an obsession as it is enjoyment. Why else would anyone spend so many hours sitting in a tree? But when the rut is over in the North Country; ...

This year, hunters will once again have the opportunity to use muzzleloaders and air rifles, alongside archery equipment, to pursue deer.

It’s not official yet, but hunters can probably start planning for the sport’s biggest weekend in Pennsylvania — the opening day for the deer rifle season in late November. The Pennsylvania Board of ...

As Michigan’s 2025 deer season gets underway, the Department of Natural Resources offers observations, considerations, and tips for our deer hunters who are preparing to hit the woods and fields.

Based on lunar cycles, the 2025 whitetail rut is predicted to peak in early to mid-November. As archers begin their whitetail season in New York state on Oct. 1, 2025, they will be hunting under the ...

This story, “Classic Deer Rifles,” first appeared in the September 1997 issue of Outdoor Life. What is classic? Mainly it’s a description we apply to just about anything we happen to like. Which is ...