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 ...

While bucks are fattening their bodies and growing antlers, female deer (otherwise known as does) are preparing for a short period of breeding behavior or estrus. This breeding period, called deer ...

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 someone says they’re stuck in ‘a rut,’ our minds jump to a problem that needs to be fixed. However, when a nature enthusiast or hunter mentions ‘the rut,’ our minds think of deer. The rut happens ...

When it comes to managing white-tailed deer for trophy antlers, even quality ones, it is part science and part luck. The biology shows there are three things required to produce big antlers year in ...

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