The 2024 whitetail rut did not roll out in the typical fashion so often portrayed. Instead, it was a trickle rut, writes ...

The unique tradition goes back hundreds of years and was initially aimed at feigning a stag's rival during the rutting season ...

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Anecdotal reports to wildlife managers also suggested that opening weekend of 2024 firearms opener lined up well with deer activity during the peak of their rut, or mating season. One of the areas ...

When this shift in season timing happens, we expect to see a drop in harvest because it shifts the November portion start date a week past the peak of the rut when deer aren’t moving quite as ...

The clock is ticking for me to put a deer on the ground, and things aren’t getting any easier. The whitetail rut is over, the deer are in lockdown, and while I know all about the so-called ...