Introducing:

Whitetails Only: Forming a Nation
A new magazine for the passionate deer hunter

By Kyle Scanlon

It was a simple idea—develop a magazine all about deer hunting. Do it without judgment. Whether a hunter owns private managed land; participates on weekend deer drives with his buddies; tracks until he is exhausted; likes to daydream once a year with the old .30-30; or sleeps out in the deep woods under his bowstand the night before the season opens; recognize that they are all predators in one form or another who want to be better hunters.

Do it by finding the best deer hunters you can. Note I didn’t say writers, but rather hunters. While there are many good writers that are also good hunters, we want cutting-edge advice from people who know how to kill deer. Period. 

The next step is to involve our readers. This is the core philosophy of Whitetails Only. It is their voice which will be our cement. Our interaction will open a new era for all deer hunters … A new whitetail nation.

To do this we need a forum. Whitetails Only the magazine is a part of it, but other concepts will soon be emerging which will provide information in the blink of an eye—or the click of a mouse as the case may be.

This is our goal with the release of Whitetails Only—a magazine and community for the passionate deer hunter.

To make it all work will need guidance. For that we have turned to some of the best we know in the business. We started with Craig Dougherty. Actually it is Dr. Dougherty but he doesn’t like people to know that. As a past top executive at Golden Eagle and Bear archery, member of many hunting industry boards and task forces, owner of North Country Whitetails, book author, TV consultant…well the list goes on and on; suffice it to say Craig knows the industry as few others and we are grateful to be working with him.

Accompanying Craig is his son, Neil, who sports an equally long list of credentials. TV host, author, lecturer…to say Neil is one of the country’s top food plot and habitat guys is not a stretch. His ability to interpret whitetails is among the best in the world. Most important though, Neil loves to share his knowledge and is passionate about the community we will be developing. 

Trust me when I say in the coming months we will be doing this like no one has ever done it before. Some of our regular contributors have household names. Many don't. That doesn't matter. The only thing that is important is that they allow their knowledge be the foundation for Whitetails Only. You will not find a better group of hunters in any magazine in the country.

Maybe those are strong words, but when you have a powerful group of tools within your grasp it is easy to be confident. While part of that is our writers and publisher, the readers and their contributions will provide our ultimate strength. 

For the next four months parts of Whitetails Only will be appearing in Outdoors Magazine. Look for more information about Whitetails Only in the coming months. To get involved, send comments, or submit stories or pictures, email kyle@elkpublishing.com or send a note to 531 Main St. Colchester, Vermont, 05446. 

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