White-tailed Deer Hunting    
There is no greater big game success story than that of the widely popular white-tailed deer.  The combination of habitat management and improvement and quality deer management programs have resulted in spectacular whitetail deer hunting. 

Keep in mind it takes a whitetail deer buck about 4-7 years to produce what is considered a trophy set of antlers.  To most hunters this means that you need to manage your buck harvest, on public and private lands, or have secure habitat in which bucks can reach a mature age.  The good news is that in North America there is ample opportunity to pursue this finest of all trophies on both public and private lands. 

Another important deer management tenet is that the antlerless segment (does and fawns) of the herd also needs to be managed, in some cases aggressively. Research from State Wildlife Agencies and Universities have confirmed this concept so antlerless hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer abound.

Where to Hunt White-tailed Deer
The northern Midwest and south central Canada are the trophy areas for whitetail bucks. States like Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa and the Province of Saskatchewan are producing record book bucks consistently.  Most of these big bucks are harvested on private lands so do your homework.  In the snow laden, dark forested public lands of the northern Rockies near Glacier National Park in states like Montana, Idaho and Washington large mature bucks are taken annually on public lands.  Hunting is difficult due to the steep and timbered terrain so be sure and study the local National Forest maps long before your hunt.