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 ...

And read on to learn Woods’ other tips for understanding the rut, weather, and deer activity. Recent research has found that fronts, even big cold fronts like we just experienced, don’t increase ...

In most parts of the country, the deer rutting season hits hard around November. Bucks are chasing does, running through the ...

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 ... can be in the woods.

Some years, the apparent rut was earlier, and others, it was later, no question. The activity levels of breeding deer are pretty obvious if one is out there in the woods every day, which I was ...

Whitetail deer hunting in New York covers a variety ... is a top tactic during this final stage of the whitetail rut.” Time in the woods and in your tree stand increases your odds for success ...

Deer hunters that carried a rifle into the deer woods finally had good fortune, hitting the final rut peak near perfectly at the tail-end of the season. Many explained their successful hunts with ...

Compared to archery season, where hunters focus on the rut and food sources, the tactic for rifle season is a bit different. Because of the sheer number of hunters in the woods, deer are likely to ...