Wild Encounters Whitetail Deer in Rut: The Best Hunting Time Posted: December 18, 2024 | Last updated: December 18, 2024 "James Bigley Ranches offers unique insight on ranches, Western history ...

The mating season, also known as the rut, for white-tailed deer lasts about three weeks in the northern states. The rut starts in mid-October and runs through mid-November. Several research ...

The lunar influence on when, why, and how deer move has been debated for years, with a once-prominent whitetail writer even arguing that lunar cycles altered the timing of the rut, and in some ...

An adult white-tailed deer requires approximately 5-7 lb of food per day. Energy demands vary seasonally, and are greatest for pregnant and lactating females, for males in the autumn rut, and for all ...

We know that January is the month that shed season kicks off, and that there are antlers out there. But how many?

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 ...

Yet another white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mating season is behind us now. This year I spent a truckload of time in the woods following several large bucks who were actively searching ...