MeatEater Staff

The votes are in, and we have a winner! Wisconsin has officially been crowned the “Best Whitetail State” after beating out Michigan with 54% of the votes. With an estimated deer population of 1.6 million and over 6.6 million acres of public land, it’s no wonder The Badger State is a whitetailer's...

Whitetail hunters love to argue about which state holds the biggest and baddest bucks. But which one is really the best? Well, a lot of what makes hunting ground “the best” depends on your personal preferences. Do you like big bucks, and you cannot lie? Maybe you just like to hunt around fewer...

Whitetail hunters love to argue about which state holds the biggest and baddest bucks. But which one is really the best? Well, a lot of what makes hunting ground “the best” depends on your personal preferences. Do you like big bucks, and you cannot lie? Maybe you just like to hunt around fewer...

Whitetail hunters love to argue about which state holds the biggest and baddest bucks. But which one is really the best? Well, a lot of what makes hunting ground “the best” depends on your personal preferences. Do you like big bucks, and you cannot lie? Maybe you just like to hunt around fewer...