A heavy-antlered 12-point buck materializes on the trail. He’s only five steps from bow range, but then he throws his nose in the air, goes rigid with nervousness, and waves the white flag. Game over.

When it comes to getting close to white-tailed deer, silence and scent control are two things hunters need to remember. While deer don’t all act the same, and conditions vary with hunting pressure and ...

Experienced deer hunters know that more deer are scared away by human scent than just about any other factor. Truth is, one of the reasons big whitetail bucks are so hard to kill is because their keen ...