It’s been a long wait. But September is finally here, which means early bow seasons have started or are about to start across the county. And that means the annual whitetail rut—the peak event ...

The rut guide I provide on my site (bigdeer.com ... This chart shows the phases of the moon, and its position to the Earth. NASA Whitetail deer are crepuscular animals, meaning they are most active at ...

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.

The whitetail rut has been defined in a number of ways ... daytime running and grunting that those of us who enjoy deer hunting dream about all through the offseason. Need a break?

While bucks are fattening their bodies and growing antlers, female deer (otherwise known as does) are preparing for a short ...

I have already taken advantage of this year’s rut. I was able to punch my Missouri archery tag on a great old buck I had a lot of history with. I didn’t expect him to show when he did, but I ...

Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s spread out “trickle rut.” Here, as winter is on its last legs ...

The whitetail’s gestation period is always around 200 days, give or take. That’s a fact. We know now that all deer do not breed at the same time. The Rut comes and goes, has peaks and valleys ...