As the forest changes, the deer change their trails. If a big tree falls, the deer travel around it. They don’t usually go ...

With a decent weather forecast for the next few days and with our statewide opening day of trout season not kicking in until ...

By late winter, in areas with heavy hunting pressure, some deer retreat deeper into the big woods. If these deep-woods pockets provide food sources, such as remaining red oak acorns, woody browse, and ...

Here ruts tend to be quicker ... but he also advises caution when it comes to venturing into the post-shed deer woods. Basically, use your head and don’t over-pressure deer when they have ...

“When this happens, we can expect a drop in harvest because the November portion occurs further from the peak of the rut ...

Put simply, shed hunting is about scouring the woods and fields to find the ... If your area has an early rut, bucks’ testosterone levels will decrease earlier and, as a result, some deer will cast ...

After the rut, an “abscission layer” forms ... After snow covers the ground, go to the woods, and walk the game trails to the deer bedding and feeding areas, and get a lot of information ...