Along with buck rubs, the ubiquitous and mysterious woodland scrape signals to hunters that a whitetail buck has recently passed by. But that pawed up patch of woodland dirt means a lot more to deer.

The ability to spot rubs and scrapes is an acquired skill. They may be invisible to rookie hunters, but with a little bit of practice, spotting them becomes routine. Whitetails don’t have to work ...

It’s that time of year. Buck rubs are on trees and scrapes on the ground are apparent. Experienced bowhunters know the deer rut is beginning. Deer movement is picking up and the bowhunters’ excitement ...

Summer is a good time to capture photos of bucks with velvet antlers. Mock scrapes can attract deer to trail cameras for photos. Placement of the camera is important ...

A Mississippi College analytical biochemist has been using game cameras to study how deer spread diseases and along the way he's refined his techniques to not only get more bucks on camera but reduce ...

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Creed David of Zachary, Louisiana, has been guiding deer, duck, and turkey hunters in southwest Missouri for years. His dad ...