Deer are some of the most interesting mammals on the planet. The way they move, feed, operate and interact with one another is truly fascinating.

Deer rut is a biological spectacle that takes place every year in Illinois throughout the state with an estimated 660,000 individuals. And it happens without most of us even knowing about it. In ...

No state has more white-tailed deer than Texas. That makes it one of the best places in the world to observe a wild ritual known as the deer rut—the annual mating season. Each fall, bucks throw ...

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 ...

Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s spread out “trickle rut.” Here, as winter is on its last legs, some may ...