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 ...

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.

This is what we’ve all been waiting for: The whitetail breeding season is at or near its peak, depending on where you live, right now. While it’s true that peak breeding means some bucks will be ...

Every fall East Texas is buzzing with whitetail deer activities. Deer camps and leases are crowded and full of excitement with high expectations. Many families have been staying at the deer camp since ...

The whitetail rut has been defined in a number of ways, but we know that it is not the one-dimensional annual occurrence so often portrayed. Tough for us to let go of old beliefs. Some of our woodland ...

Many deer hunters wait all year for the peak of the apparent whitetail rut, this year to occur in early November 2025. But late October, leading up to the high point of daytime action, as opposed to ...

Whitetail fawns usually hit the ground in May here in the Northeast and the Midwest, but depending on the timing of the rut, or peak breeding time in the previous fall, we observe them either early in ...

"Bucks dropping their antlers already." It’s becoming a common refrain in the late-season deer camp. And it’s true. Each year whitetail antler “drops” or “sheds” are picked up during deer season. And ...

If there’s one thing that avid whitetail deer hunters have in common — other than an unhealthy obsession with sitting in a tree — it’s a rabid fascination with the rut. For a few short weeks each year ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dave Moreland knows so much about whitetail deer in Louisiana, and deer hunting across the Sportsman’s Paradise, that, when put to the test, he needed mere minutes to consider the five must-do and ...