Deer archery, both whitetail and mule deer,
doesn't get much better than North Dakota.
And to top it off, the season is 4 months long!
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Here is guide and outfitter Tom Hartley with a very fine whitetail
buck taken during North Dakota's archery season. He can put you onto some mighty fine bucks too. Some of these bucks
were taken while still in velvet and some in late season while snow is
on the ground. We hunt the entire 4-month season.
If you book a hunt come prepared to see lots of deer; turkeys and
pheasants will often parade past your stand. You may see beaver in the
rivers and hear coyotes in the hills. There is a slight chance you will
see a mountain lion.
You don't see many whitetail bucks like this.
Late season river bottom buck.
Early season buck. Harvested in ND near
the Montana border.
Here is guide Tom Hartley with a full velvet mule deer buck.
There are good populations of mule deer in the area.
4x4 river bottom whitetail
Mature whitetail buck.
This big boy is 5x6.
Very nice, wide whitetail.
Both brow tines are broken.
We have lots of pictures but there is always room for one more - yours!
Archery hunting in ND can truly be
an extreme adventure.