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North American Whitetail

May/June 2026
Magazine

Each issue of North American Whitetail brings you effective techniques for outsmarting monster bucks. You'll learn the success secrets of North America's most accomplished, most knowledgeable whitetail hunters - riflemen and bowhunters alike.

North American Whitetail

EYES IN THE WOODS

DEER PLANT PROFILE: MULBERRIES • WHY SMART MANAGERS ARE PLANTING THIS FORGOTTEN DEER MAGNET FOR MODERN WHITETAIL SUCCESS

CAN’T CATCH THE 22 CREEDMOOR • Horizon Firearms Venatic 2 Rifle Chambered in Hornady’s 22 Creedmoor Makes for One Incredible Deer Combo

THE BUCK CALLED ROLLER COASTER • AKA THE LEE HERR BUCK

BACK-TO-BACK BUCKEYE BOONERS • DANIEL CREMENS WAS FORTUNATE TO TAKE TWO, 200-INCH GROSS BUCKS BACK-TO-BACK IN 2024 AND 2025.

PRACTICE, PRACTICE & MORE PRACTICE • BRYSTOL BARLOW, 8 YEARS OLD, DOWNED THIS INCREDIBLE ILLINOIS TROPHY BUCK WHILE HUNTING WITH HER FATHER.

TOUCHDOWNS CAN WAIT • GREY FRANKLIN SAT OUT A DAY OF FOOTBALL PRACTICE FOR THE CHANCE TO BOWHUNT THIS STUNNING OKLAHOMA NON-TYPICAL.

CONNECTING IN CONNECTICUT • TOM VINAL’S 186 7/8-INCH NET 4X4 IS AN ELITE WHITETAIL IN EVERY REGARD.

MOUNTAIN BUCKS, PINE TREES AND WATER HOLES • A SEPTEMBER TRIP TO CHASE WHITETAILS IN THE PINES GIVES THE AUTHOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO HARVEST THE BUCK OF A LIFETIME.

FAWN RECRUITMENT: The Key to Long-Term Success for Whitetail Land Managers • HUNTERS UNDERSTAND THAT FAWN SURVIVAL RATES ARE CRITICAL FOR HERD HEALTH, BUT WHAT STEPS CAN YOU TAKE TO IMPROVE FAWN RECRUITMENT RATES ON YOUR LAND?

HOW TO BUILD A ROAD SYSTEM ON YOUR HUNTING LAND The Right Way • Things to do and not do when building roads around and through hunting properties.

WHAT MILO LEFT BEHIND

NEW GEAR FOR WHITETAIL DEER HUNTING

HALL of FAME

LAST WORDS • REMEMBERING A GREAT MAN

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English