Deer season is less than two months away; let’s reflect on how deer hunting was ‘back in the day’ compared to today. My first ‘stand’ was actually not a stand at all but rather a 5-gallon bucket set ...

Wade Stufft's deer stand was built by Dane Hartl, owner of Wisconsin Landcrafters. It includes a wrap-around deck and a sleeping loft. Wade Stufft remembers well the day he decided to get his ...

WE CALLED IT the Cove—and oh man, it was a gorgeous place to hunt. Run a climber up a tree and I could see along the bank of the creek for 75 yards, with deep views into the hardwoods. A low, ...

Most deer hunters think they’re quieter in the woods than they really are. You climb into your stand feeling like you slipped in unnoticed, but mature deer are already adjusting to the little noises ...

I helped put up a deer stand last weekend and lived to tell about it. By default, that made the project a success, even if it wasn't always pretty. I hadn't planned to help put up a deer stand, and it ...

Us whitetail hunters rely on all sorts of tricks and strategies when chasing North America’s most popular big game animal. A key page in the play book centers on having a good stand location. If you ...

WHEN YOU HUNT from the leaning-tree stand, you never know where the deer might come from. It’s an inexpensive two-person ladder stand, old as dirt, not quite rickety, but you can see rickety from ...

Wade Stufft remembers well the day he decided to get his luxurious deer stand, the "deer condo," as he calls it. It was about four years ago, and he was gun deer hunting on family property in ...