The period in late October before the peak whitetail rut is often a quiet time for deer sightings, known as the "October Lull ...

Near or at dark, a thick-necked 8- or IO-pointer might charge out into the field, scatter the subdominant bucks like quail ...

Might you be placing too much faith in November’s deer breeding party? We are here to persuade you to concentrate your ...

Now, as antlers are done growing and nearing the time for velvet shedding (usually around Labor Day), those largest bucks, the alphas, are apt to be caught on trail cams while on the move on a buck ...

Deer movement will increase this week as bucks seek out does that are nearing or entering their estrus cycle. This breeding activity boosts daytime deer movement and marks one of ...

There was indeed a large spike in buck movement this past weekend with stiff rising pressure, frosty mornings, and daytime ...

Experience has taught us that the annual whitetail rut is not always the one-dimensional occurrence so often portrayed. The annual whitetail rut usually has three distinct peaks of breeding activity, ...

Peak breeding season, ‘the rut,’ is one of the periods South Carolina hunters look forward to. That gives them the best chance to harvest a trophy buck ...

Every fall, the thin air of Colorado‘s high country is thick with drama as deer go into rut—the annual deer mating season. It’s a time when Colorado’s white-tailed deer bucks lose their usual caution, ...

A week of muzzleloader hunting and three days of firearms season for antlerless deer is now complete. In some areas, deer ...

Mature bucks, known as alphas, leave their home range for excursions, sometimes traveling miles. While the reasons for these excursions are not fully understood, they are likely related to mating, ...