The winter doldrums of February can be tough on the hunter. Deer season is months behind, and you have replayed the memories in your head of the buck you chased all fall. Now is the perfect time to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here in Western New York, as soon as the snow starts to leave the hills and fields, it’s time to hunt for “drops,” or whitetail ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walking in the woods and along the field lines, you never know what you or your dog may find — maybe even an antler that a nice ...

I’ve been hunting in the woods lately, but without a firearm or a bow. Vernal pools are boiling with mating wood frogs. Honking geese fill the skies. Trees have not yet begun to bud so the sun is warm ...

Did that big buck make it? That’s what many wildlife watchers and deer hunters want to know as winter ends. Did the buck they were watching make it through the season? Finding an antler can answer ...

Shed hunting is the pursuit for antlers cast off by members of the deer (cervidae) family, including whitetail and mule deer, elk, caribou, and moose. Every year in late winter or early spring, bucks ...

Throughout the winter months, whitetail bucks cast off or “shed” their antlers in response to dropping testosterone levels ...

Deer seasons are currently closed in the Empire State. However, nothing is stopping you from pursuing another popular pastime – chasing the antlers that adorn the heads of whitetail bucks each summer ...

Antlers are a big reason why many hunt for deer and elk. I’m not saying it’s right, but it is the truth. The desire for big bucks continues to increase as the number of big bucks also increases on the ...

Join me and my dog on a deer hunting road trip, as we explore the great outdoors and share the adventure together. Putin’s global standing takes a hit as Russia’s allies are brought low Winter storm ...

Editor’s Note: Back in the spring of 2009, our late, great whitetails columnist Scott Bestul had the brilliant idea of enlisting the noses of drug-sniffing dogs to help shed light on a buck’s ability ...

Buck, a 12-year-old wire fox terrier, has a knack for finding shed antlers in the woods and fields near his home in Unionville, Pennsylvania. Buck has found approximately 35-40 antlers, mostly smaller ...