In the first four months of a fawn’s life, its bleat is best described as a high-pitched neeeah sound. By October, however, the fawn’s vocal cords have begun to mature and its bleat begins to resemble ...

Most bowhunters now carry a deer call or two, but few use them on early season hunts. While it is true that calling is most effective during late pre-rut and the rut itself, if you go about it ...

Another call that sometimes works, particularly in the early season is a fawn bleat. It’s basically a higher-pitched, more drawn-out version of the doe grunt.

Submitted photoMike Joyner shot both of these deer by 7:30 a.m. opening day. Veteran hunter Mike Joyner, of McGraw, had a fruitful opening day of deer hunting Sunday in the Southern Zone. He wrote ...

At this point in the Illinois archery deer season, hundreds of archers are setting forth to the woods to balance their skills against those of the wily white-tailed deer.

Charles McGee, a certified genealogist, aids her in the hunt to give this particular Jane Doe her name back. McGee typically focuses much of his research on identifying unknown Does using forensic ...

Calling deer is much different than calling turkeys, ducks or other wildlife. Deer will usually not answer the call, but rather respond to it. The response can be positive or ...