Near or at dark, a thick-necked 8- or IO-pointer might charge out into the field, scatter the subdominant bucks like quail ...

Prowling around the big woods is deer hunting as our forefathers knew it. From the rugged mountains of New York’s Adirondack Park to the sprawling bottomland of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin, there ...

The rut gets all the attention when it comes to big bucks hitting the dirt, but let’s be honest; during the frenzy of the breeding season, with deer running willy nilly through the woods, a lot of ...

The peak of archery season is underway as deer are moving more now than any other time of the year. Here's what you need to ...

The period in late October before the peak whitetail rut is often a quiet time for deer sightings, known as the "October Lull ...

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, ...

When David Moreland talks about deer, a lot of people listen, especially hunters. And, when he was talking deer during Friday’s frosty morning, he had just climbed down from his East Feliciana Parish ...

A heavy-racked buck beds down for the day. Wind sweeping from behind, and eyes scanning down below, danger has little chance of finding him before he detects it. After all, that’s why the buck picked ...

For Montana deer hunters, mid- to late-November is prime time to search for bucks that have remained elusive through months of mild fall weather and early season hunting pressure. The timing of the ...

In the back of my mind I always wondered about the danger. Almost nothing in the outdoors is as unpredictable as a buck during the rut. It’s the time of year when bucks, complete with swollen necks ...

For hunters and wildlife watchers alike, it’s the most exciting time of year. Bucks that might stay hidden for months suddenly throw caution to the wind, and much like young, testosterone-filled ...