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Tips and guides to make you a better hunter.
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Deer Hunting Tips: Early, Peak, and Late Season
Brush up on early, peak, and late season deer hunting tips, and learn how to adjust your strategy for morning vs. evening hunts.
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Deer Teeth: How Wildlife Labs Age Deer
Many hunters may be familiar with the concept of visually inspecting deer teeth to age deer. However, there’s another method to deer teeth aging that offers greater accuracy and it’s available to every hunter.
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Identify Draws on a Map
New to reading topo maps? Learn how to identify draws and listen in for dos and donts.
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Scouting Public Land Whitetails
Hunting public land with a lot of terrain? See which three key things to look for when scouting for whitetails.
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How To Zero a Rifle
Once you bore sight a rifle, you have to zero the rifle for precision. Watch the process here.
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What To Do After Shooting a Deer
Understanding exactly what to do after shooting a deer will help ensure your hunt ends with a successful recovery. Learn what to do immediately after the shot.
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Traps and Snares: Tools, Techniques, and Tradition
Explore different types of hunting traps, the evolution of trapping techniques, and why trapping remains relevant today.
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How To Quarter an Elk: Gutless Method
Learn the gutless method for quartering an elk. Our guide covers tools, tips, and key meat cuts, including a video showing Remi Warren demonstrating the process.
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How Do Hunting Leases Work?
Considering leasing land for hunting? Understand how hunting leases work and the pros and cons of different types of hunting leases.
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How To Score a Deer
Learn how to score a whitetail with Boone and Crockett. From measurements to gross vs. net calculations, we review the 5 steps involved in scoring a deer, with video clips.
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The Best Hunting Times
Knowing the right time to hunt depends on several factors. We’ve compiled a list of factors influencing deer movement to help you identify the best hunting times in the season.
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Hunting With a Muzzleloader
Considering hunting with a muzzleloader? Read what goes into this traditional form of hunting, from regulations to expert advice.
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E-Scouting for October Mule Deer
If you ask me, there are two hunts on which mule deer get the most press. One is early-season high-country hunts that happen in the August/early September time frame. The other’s the late-season rut hunts that can range anywhere between November to January. Both are incredible in their own right…
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How Do Thermals Work in Hunting?
Understanding how thermals work is one of the most critical skills a hunter can master. Learn about thermal hubs and how prevailing winds, topography, microclimates, and dense vegetation affect thermal wind.
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Hog Hunting Explained: History, Wildlife Management, and Tips for Your Hunt
Considering a wild hog hunt? First get to know the species: We explain why they’re here and explore the havoc they cause. Then, we offer tips for hunting feral pigs.
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How To Read Deer Sign: What To Look For, When It Matters, and What To Do Next
Most hunters have a good grasp of what deer sign to look for, but not everyone understands how to put all that intel to use. Get tips on incorporating deer sign insights into your whitetail strategy.
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Whitetail Hunters’ Guide to Acorns: White Oaks vs Red Oaks
Scouting oak tree acorns can help you locate more whitetails. Learn about white oaks vs red oaks, when acorns matter most, and how to use the Hunt App to hunt over acorns.
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Four Keys to Success for Beginner Bowhunters
Discover the keys to success for beginner bowhunters with expert advice from Josh Kirchner. Learn how to master your gear, make strategic plays in the field, and analyze your outcomes to improve your bowhunting skills.
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CWD Planning and Preparation in Two Southeastern States
CWD. Most of us know those three letters are short for chronic wasting disease, a neurodegenerative disease resulting in irregular behavior, loss of body condition, and eventual death. And while it’s easy to get caught up in a doomsday scenarios, it’s not all bad news.
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Archery Elk Hunting and Camping as a Strategy
Get pointers on choosing the best camping spots during archery elk. Maximize success by avoiding game disruption, staying near water, and adapting to the terrain.
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Gun vs. Bowhunting for New Hunters
New hunters will have to choose between guns and bowhunting as a starting point. If you don’t know which you prefer, we cover the pros, cons, and costs of each.
Access & Stewardship
How To Ask Permission To Hunt Private Land
With the onX Hunt App, you can access the information you need to approach a landowner and ask permission to hunt their land.
Hunting Stories
A Day in the Life of a Game Warden
onX is trusted by over 5,000 game wardens. Have you ever wondered what game wardens do? We profile five men and women from four different states to better understand a day in the life of a game warden.