I settled into my stand and waited. The Kentucky pre-rut with cool afternoon temps combined with the early muzzleloader season had me hopeful. Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields ...

You've waited all year for this — the whitetail deer rut. You spent the spring hunting shed antlers. You spent summer glassing red-coated bucks with bulbous velvet antlers. You endured the October ...

It was the heart of the breeding season one fall when I shot a nice buck in the act of rubbing a tree. I didn’t pay much attention to this at first. But when it happened a second time, I realized that ...

The guys were on me a bit, back in October, just before Halloween. Even interrupted their card game. “So, where’s the rut?” “Stinks out there.” “Ain’t no deer no-how.” “Might as well play golf.” And ...

Reading deer sign and logging it in HuntStand will help you pattern bucks faster. Tall, white-tipped tines shine like beacons in the late-afternoon sunlight. The monster buck eases out of heavy cover ...

Natural mating forces cause the bucks to venture out in the daytime periods in search of does that will soon be receptive to their advances. The does will not yet be in estrus causing the buck to ...

Buckle your safety belts, and keep your bow in hand. The time of year deer hunters dream about is upon us. The midpoint of October has come and gone, welcoming another fall. With the colorful display ...

Along with buck rubs, the ubiquitous and mysterious woodland scrape signals to hunters that a whitetail buck has recently passed by. But that pawed up patch of woodland dirt means a lot more to deer.

When humans fall into a rut, it’s understood that our lives have become routine and boring. When a road becomes rutted, overuse in wet conditions have resulted in a dangerous drive. But if you’re a ...

This is the time of the year that all serious whitetail hunters relish. Not only is this weekend the start of the annual firearms deer season, it is also the breeding season for whitetails. This time ...

Every fall, you are told the same story about the rut: pick a promising stand, sit tight, and eventually... The post The rut ...

If you’re an archer or crossbow user who waits for mosquitoes and foliage to thin out before heading afield, now’s the time to get moving. While there are still mosquitoes around in many areas, ...