Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two young male deer show rutting behavior as they butt heads in a battle for dominance in Tallmadge on Nov. 15, 2025. November ...

When deer hunters and wildlife professionals refer to “the RUT,” they mean the time when white-tailed deer are breeding. It’s a time when buck deer become less concerned about safety and are more ...

Mature bucks, known as alphas, leave their home range for excursions, sometimes traveling miles. While the reasons for these excursions are not fully understood, they are likely related to mating, ...

Many deer hunters wait all year for the peak of the apparent whitetail rut, this year to occur in early November 2025. But late October, leading up to the high point of daytime action, as opposed to ...

Every fall, you are told the same story about the rut: pick a promising stand, sit tight, and eventually a crazed buck will cruise past in daylight. The problem is that this tidy picture ignores how ...

When it comes to managing white-tailed deer for trophy antlers, even quality ones, it is part science and part luck. The biology shows there are three things required to produce big antlers year in ...

Every fall East Texas is buzzing with whitetail deer activities. Deer camps and leases are crowded and full of excitement with high expectations. Many families have been staying at the deer camp since ...

Buckle your safety belts, and keep your bow in hand. The time of year deer hunters dream about is upon us. The midpoint of October has come and gone, welcoming another fall. With the colorful display ...

If you’re an archery hunter in Pennsylvania, now is the best time of the year. Deer are entering their breeding season, known as the rut, which means bucks are busy chasing off smaller bucks and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The breeding season for North American whitetail deer nears. Now, the Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding you to be extra careful as you hit the road. The agency ...