Whitetail deer bucks begin growing antlers in the spring. The buck's antlers become quite large, allowing the bucks to participate in mating. In January, the deers' antlers are shed. With each year of age the whiteatil deer grow larger antlers with more points - increasing their chances of courting more female does. Click here to read more about Whitetail Deer.

The later stages of the pre-rut are the best times to rattle for whitetail deer. The whitetail bucks are extremely aggressive and will grunt and scuffle. This is the time to rub your antlers together and make as much noise as possible with your rattling horns, breaking brush, kicking the ground and grunting occasionally while you rattle. Click here to learn more about hunting whitetail deer during rut.

Whitetail deer food plots can greatly increase the amount of whitetail deer that hunting land can support if it provides food for the deer during the winter months. Even if you only plant summer or fall plantings it will still reduce the pressure on the foods that will be supporting the whitetail deer in the later winter. Click here to learn more about whitetail deer food plots.

Field dressing is one of the most important skills that any hunter can have. Without have the proper technique, venison may spoil or a nice taxidermy mount may be compromised. Click here to freshen up your skills and read our online tutorial for field dressing whitetail deer .