During the last days of the regular firearm season, Mary Hubbard used her Ventum compound bow with Beman carbon hunting arrows and G5 Montec broadhead to drop this deer at 40 yards — not an easy shot.

Hunting is changing, and one of the clearest shifts in 2026 is who’s showing up at the range and in the field. More women are not only getting licensed and trained, but becoming some of the most ...

The increased freedom to use crossbows to hunt deer is drawing more people into the sport in Minnesota, particularly youth hunters, according to the Department of Natural Resources. License sales data ...

Dawn DeNicola of Newport poses with the 213-pound 17-point buck she harvested on Nov. 13 in Wildlife Management District 17. The deer earned her first place in the 2025 Maine Women Hunters big buck ...

Too many white-tailed deer are damaging forests in the U.S. by eating young plants before they can grow, limiting forest regeneration and damaging biodiversity. To mitigate this challenge, the ...