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Inside This Issue

• If you track a deer year-to-year, is it "yours?" Editor Dan Schmidt examines this mentality in his "Editor's Stump" column. Click here to read it.

• Patrick Meitin steps back to find the satisfaction of his youth. 

• Two biologists, Jason Snavely and Jeremy Flinn, reveal the best doe-hunting tactics.

• Frigid-weather bow-hunting can be just as good as the rut, writes Bob Robb.

• Most muzzleloader hunters must choose between .45 and .50 caliber weapons. Each has its advantages. Chad Schearer takes a look.

• Whitetails can rarely be driven anywhere they don’t already want to go, says Tom Carpenter, but a gentle nudge can pay off. 

• Biologists debate winter metabolism shifts in deer, but other changes are clearly documented. John J. Ozoga examines them.

• Ted Nugent says hunting over bait is not one of them. 

• Does culling “inferior”  deer really increase a herd’s antler potential? Les Davenport looks for answers.

• Matt Harper explains what, where and why deer eat. 

• You’d be surprised by what you can learn by following a buck’s tracks backward. Take notes from Bill Vaznis.

• R.G. Bernier shows how and why deer react to situations.

• Use David Hart's guide to lottery hunts to find some of the best hunting opportunities in the country.  by

• Charles Alsheimer has learned that in hunting, and life, the path is more significant than the end.

• When hunting gets tough, writes Steve Bartylla, it’s sometimes best to take a seat on the bench and analyze the playbook.

• Joe Shead asserts there are no certainties in life, especially in deer hunting.