Calling deer can be an effective way to bring bucks to your stand, even though there isn’t the same instant gratification usually associated with calling ducks or turkeys. Deer aren’t nearly as vocal ...

After the chaos of the peak rut, the deer population undergoes a noticeable shift. Most does have been bred, and bucks are no ...

Heading into the woods without a few deer calls isn’t a good plan. Deer use various sounds to communicate with each other from the early part of the season to its end. When you understand the sounds ...

I settled into my stand and waited. The Kentucky pre-rut with cool afternoon temps combined with the early muzzleloader season had me hopeful. Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields ...

Whitetail deer hunting in New York covers a variety of seasons and hunting implements. Of course, like most outdoor activities, timing is everything. The time is now if you are looking to take ...

In most parts of the country, white-tailed deer rutting season hits hard around November. Bucks are chasing does, running through the woods and open spaces, and making themselves unusually visible.

Idaho has some of the most pristine wilderness in the country, largely undisturbed for generations. And as unchanging as the seasons, each fall, white-tail deer and mule deer go a little wilder than ...

Jack-o-lanterns and whitetail deer have something in common because Halloween is the key timeframe when the whitetail rut in Michigan starts warming up. It is a time when using various deer ...

If you think calling deer just works in Texas and on large private properties, think again. Hunting on public land in ...

White-tailed deer rut is a mating ritual that takes place every fall in Indiana, but it's not easy to observe. Here's what ...

One of the most well-known deer calls is the doe bleat, especially the can call. Every hunter knows what it is; many have used one, but very few know how, or even if, it works. I am not one to use ...

It’s now prime time for bowhunters, auto body shops, and roadkill cafes, all thanks to something known as the whitetail rut. It’s a time when amorous deer throw caution to the wind and many end up ...