Donnie Ervin’s buck (right) scored 218-inches, and Mike Sheffer’s rack (left) scored slightly higher at 226 inches. Mike Sheffer Mike Sheffer and Donnie Ervin are a pair of western Kentucky hunters ...

With the year coming to an end, we look back on some of the biggest bucks and the best deer hunting stories from 2025.

Dearl Hill with the giant typical whitetail he killed in November 2021. In November 2021, Ontario hunter Dearl Hill killed what is likely to become the new No. 1 typical whitetail ever taken by a ...

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 ...

Hunting stories about big deer are woven deeply into the fabric of Outdoor Life, and we look forward to hearing and sharing these stories each fall. These tales come from all over North America, and ...

Defining “fame” when it comes to big whitetails can be difficult. Size is important, of course. So much so, in fact, that I’d be hard pressed to think of a truly famous whitetail that isn’t also huge.

There’s no denying the Midwest is the top whitetail deer hunting region of the country. States like Kansas, Iowa, and Wisconsin have led the way in producing giant bucks for a long time. Other states, ...

Max Mongrello is a 25-year-old southern man working to make his way in the Midwestern whitetail world. The Georgia native makes his living behind a camera filming hunts. His company, Maximum Exposure ...

Indiana has become a top destination for deer hunters to pursue big bucks, like the one David Ray recently took near Bedford. Submitted photo There’s no denying the Midwest is the top whitetail deer ...

There’s a lot more to deer hunting than obsessing over monster bucks. But most hunters would be lying through clenched teeth if they said big deer weren’t captivating. The animals with the age, ...

Ever since Milo Hanson shot the current world record typical whitetail here back in 1993, Saskatchewan has been a hot destination for traveling deer hunters. But what many Saskatchewan hunters who don ...

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