Hunting this deer is similar to hunting the fringes of buck bedding outside of the rut. Use good entry and exit strategies, and keep wind directions in mind during the approach, hunt, and departure.

But, by definition, it’s the two weeks leading up to the start of the rut (which is when bucks are seeking does in estrus and breeding them). Bucks typically move more during the pre-rut, but they are ...

If a post-rut buck is daylighting on a scrape, I'll jump right on that. But even when they aren't, seeing when and how often bucks hit a scrape now will help you formulate a successful hunt plan. 4.

You may not see as many bucks during the post-rut, but your odds of catching up with a slammer are still really good. So, roll up your sleeves and follow these 10 tips for tagging the best buck in ...

“During rut season, deer become a lot less reclusive,” Taylor explains. “You’ll see them out in the open more, especially bucks. By the peak of the rut, ...

Only the bucks know for sure. Case: Can deer season’s rut report really help you stop a buck? December 3, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

That time of year that many deer hunters wait and dream about all year. The peak of the whitetail pre-rut. But it has two sides. On the one hand, bucks are finally on their feet during the daytime ...

Deer hunters get excited when they hear that the rut is at hand. That’s because of what the rut means to big bucks. The rut is something that occurs over several weeks in the fall.

It’s bad time to be driving on country roads at night, but a great time to be a Midwestern whitetail deer hunter, because the chasing phase of the rut is on. Reports from across the region all ...

Someday in a future deer season, whitetail hunters will be on the same page when discussions of rut timing take center stage around the fire. But it is not now. — Oak Duke writes a weekly column.

During rut season, it’s not uncommon for a hunter in a deer blind to see 20 or more deer walking past in an hour. The deer, particularly males, are uninhibited and throw caution to the wind.