The 2026 whitetail rut is predicted to have two peaks of activity. Bow hunters in northern states should expect good action around Halloween. A second peak in rutting activity is anticipated around ...

November 15th is two things. It’s a day that falls in the second full week of November, and it’s the third Saturday of the month. And that, in a nutshell explains why it’s a third thing: our No. 1, ...

What a difference a day makes. Take today, September 1st. Yesterday it felt like summer, and now it feels like deer season, or at least the preseason. And what’s a preseason without predictions? There ...

n the dim twilight of North American forests, a hidden spectacle unfolds that humans can only imagine. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), those elegant icons of the wild, have evolved a ...

When deer hunters and wildlife professionals refer to “the RUT,” they mean the time when White-tailed deer are breeding. It’s a time when buck deer become less concerned about safety and are more ...

When deer hunters and wildlife professionals refer to “the RUT,” they mean the time when white-tailed deer are breeding. It’s a time when buck deer become less concerned about safety and are more ...

The 2025 whitetail rut has wound down across the Midwest Region. Increasingly rare reports of a buck standing guard over a bedded doe, or a younger buck charging in nose to the ground and breaking up ...

It’s now prime time for bowhunters, auto body shops, and roadkill cafes, all thanks to something known as the whitetail rut. It’s a time when amorous deer throw caution to the wind and many end up ...

ATLANTA — Drivers, make sure you pay extra attention when you hit the road this week. The peak of deer breeding season isn’t over just yet in metro Atlanta. Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields guides ...

Bowhunters and youth hunters have been putting down some bruisers across the Midwest. It’s truly amazing how much change has occurred in buck harvests during the past 20 years as so many more bucks ...