Tracking isn’t magic. It’s details—quiet feet, good light, and the ability to read sign without turning every step into...

How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life, by Larry Benoit, was a seminal tome for a generation of deer hunters. Originally published in 1974, the book chronicled the hunting strategies and tactics of ...

Sometimes a deer will simply drop in its tracks, ending your hunt the moment you squeeze the trigger. Just as often, a deer will run out of sight and start the next chapter of your hunt. Once you ...

Most seasoned hunters are confident in their ability to find a deer should it be wounded by a shot and need to be tracked. We know to wait awhile before beginning the tracking, giving the deer the ...

A proposed bill would allow hunters to seek the aid of a drone in locating their downed game, which is currently not permitted by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. What’s the difference between using ...

Nick Fortin, of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, demonstrates how he tracks deer through the woods of Ferdinand on Dec. 8, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger On the last Friday of ...

What’s the difference between using a blood-tracking dog or a drone to help a hunter locate a downed deer? The answer: The dog is allowed under Pennsylvania Game Commission law; the drone is not. But ...