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 ...

Last Saturday kicked off the start of Minnesota’s bowhunting season, which runs from Sept. 14 through sunset on New Year’s Eve. We’re also in the middle of bear season, which runs Sept. 1 through Oct.

I experienced an interesting phenomenon this archery season. I was hunting from a treestand at a new site for the first time. A buck approached on a scent trail I put out and suddenly stopped, looked ...