It's early November, that time of the year in the world of the white-tailed deer when love is in the air. Amorous bucks are seeking does, and reproduction is on their minds. Hunting deer during the ...

With diminishing light triggering a surge in hormone production, our dramatic whitetail rut is climaxing now. More than 90% of Massachusetts’ does will have mated by the end of next week. More does ...

When humans fall into a rut, it’s understood that our lives have become routine and boring. When a road becomes rutted, overuse in wet conditions have resulted in a dangerous drive. But if you’re a ...

Now, as antlers are done growing and nearing the time for velvet shedding (usually around Labor Day), those largest bucks, the alphas, are apt to be caught on trail cams while on the move on a buck ...

As the whitetail rut is experiencing its first peak here in the Northeast and Midwest, in early November, questions arise. It is a fact that whitetails around the country experience different Rut ...

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 ...

Halloween is a very special timeframe for me, due primarily to the fact that autumn has peaked, and of Michigan’s four seasons, autumn has always been my favorite. I fully appreciate the bright fall ...

LANSING, Mich. — Employees and customers at a Michigan lingerie store had to run for cover on Saturday when a deer bolted into the shop, knocking over mannequins and leveling a pair of clothing ...

The guys were on me a bit, back in October, just before Halloween. Even interrupted their card game. “So, where’s the rut?” “Stinks out there.” “Ain’t no deer no-how.” “Might as well play golf.” And ...