There, blocking my way, were two spindly-legged newborn fawns. Their mother stood off to the side in the tall grass and brush, like a statue. “Great chance to get some photos,” I thought. After ...

The rut is the breeding season for whitetail deer, and it's a highly anticipated time for hunters and wildlife enthusiasts.

The apparent rut peak is when we see lots of chasing, cars and deer dodge each other, and carcasses litter the highways, especially four-lanes across the Midwest and the Northeast.

It’s bad time to be driving on country roads at night, but a great time to be a Midwestern whitetail deer hunter, because the chasing phase of the rut is on. Reports from across the region all include ...

Experience has taught us that the annual whitetail rut is not always the one-dimensional occurrence so often portrayed. The annual whitetail rut usually has three distinct peaks of breeding activity, ...

As the whitetail rut is experiencing its first peak here in the Northeast and Midwest, in early November, questions arise. It is a fact that whitetails around the country experience different Rut ...

It was the heart of the breeding season one fall when I shot a nice buck in the act of rubbing a tree. I didn’t pay much attention to this at first. But when it happened a second time, I realized that ...

Bowhunters and youth hunters have been putting down some bruisers across the Midwest. It’s truly amazing how much change has ...

As Thanksgiving looms near, many whitetail hunters have already seen the peak of their region's rut activity come and go. Regardless, late November and early December can be an extremely productive ...

Halloween is a very special timeframe for me, due primarily to the fact that autumn has peaked, and of Michigan’s four seasons, autumn has always been my favorite. I fully appreciate the bright fall ...

A whitetail hunter is always up for the mating season. The rut, as it's called, is a short window of opportunity exercised by the deer and the sportsmen alike. For the buck, a few weeks of November ...

The guys were on me a bit, back in October, just before Halloween. Even interrupted their card game. “So, where’s the rut?” “Stinks out there.” “Ain’t no deer no-how.” “Might as well play golf.” And ...