Pick Your App Based on One Thing: How Official You Need It. The best deer scoring app for your phone is the one that matches

What You Actually Need to Do to Enter a Deer To enter a deer in Boone and Crockett, you need a qualifying score from an

Net Score vs Gross Score. The Real Difference. Gross score is the buck’s full antler inches before deductions. Net score is what’s left after you

Should You Do a DIY Deer Shoulder Mount? Yes, a DIY deer shoulder mount can be worth it if you want a wall-worthy memory and

The Answer I Give My Buddies OnX is the better all-around app for most deer hunters because its private-land layer and waypoint sharing are more

Stop Guessing. Use Wind And Thermals Like A Trap. To read wind thermals for deer hunting, I treat it like two winds at once. At

Pick One Based on How You Actually Hunt If you want a quieter, smoother, more “truck-like” ride for long property loops and stand hops, I

Pick the UTV That Gets You In Quiet, Not the One That Looks Cool The best UTV for deer hunting access is the one that

Decide If You Need a Dog Before You Call. If you want the best odds of recovering your deer, call a blood tracking dog handler

Pick a Leash and Harness That Lets Your Dog Work, Not Fight You The best leash and harness for tracking dogs is a tough Y-front

Make the Call Fast, But Do Not Rush the Track If you have a hit you do not trust, call a tracking dog handler right

Pick One Dog, Don’t Overthink It If you want a house dog that can also track a deer well, I would pick the Dachshund. If

Decide If You Want a “Blood Dog” or a “Deer Dog” If you want to train a dog to track wounded deer, you need two

Pick A Breed That Matches Your Reality, Not Your Ego. The best blood tracking dog breed for deer is the one you can actually train,

Pick a Rail That Matches How You Actually Shoot, Not What Looks Cool The best shooting rail for hunters with limited mobility is a rock-solid,

Start Here: Pick the Kind of Mentor You Actually Need The best way to find a mentor as a woman new to hunting is to

Pick Your Boots Like Your Season Depends On It Women’s hunting boots are not just “men’s boots in smaller sizes.” The real differences are heel

Pick a Draw Weight You Can Pull Sitting Down, Cold, and Quiet The best bow draw weight for women deer hunting is usually 40 to

Buy Women’s Insulated Hunting Bibs For Fit First, Warmth Second The best insulated hunting bibs made for women are the ones that fit your hips,

Pick One Based on Your Season, Not the Logo. If you are buying women’s hunting clothes for whitetails, I would pick First Lite for quiet,

Pick Fit Over Camo, Every Time The best hunting clothes cut for women are the ones that fit your shoulders, hips, and inseam without bunching,

Decide What “Good Practice” Means For Your Kid Good practice for young hunters is short, safe, and success-heavy. I keep it to 20 to 35

Buy For Fit First, Not Camouflage The best youth hunting clothes that fit small kids are the ones you can tighten down at the waist

Pick Your Bullet Weight Based on Range and Shot Angles, Not Ego For most deer hunting, I pick 150-grain in .308 or .30-06, 165-grain if