Every fall, you are told the same story about the rut: pick a promising stand, sit tight, and eventually... The post The rut ...

Editor’s note: This column first appeared Saturday, Nov. 15 in The Trailhead, a free email newsletter featuring Penn’s Woods coverage of Pennsylvania’s great outdoors on lehighvalleylive.com and ...

The rut is the breeding season for whitetail deer, and it's a highly anticipated time for hunters and wildlife enthusiasts. During the rut, bucks (male deer) become more active and less cautious as ...

Yes, ladies and gentlemen and deer hunters everywhere, it’s time for your favorite deer season topic, and that is the rut. I was contemplating skipping a column on this wildly popular deer-related ...

The deer breeding season, or rut, makes early November the best time for archery hunting in Pennsylvania. Bucks are more active during the day this time of year, often found near does in areas with ...

For South Carolina's deer hunting enthusiasts, there are two periods to really get excited about. There's opening day, which is Aug. 15 if you live in the Lowcountry. And then there is the rut. The ...

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 ...

When someone says they’re stuck in ‘a rut,’ our minds jump to a problem that needs to be fixed. However, when a nature enthusiast or hunter mentions ‘the rut,’ our minds think of deer. The rut happens ...

The peak of the deer rut, when they are most active, runs from late October to mid-December. Drivers are urged to be extra cautious during morning and evening commutes when visibility is lower. If a ...

Experience has taught us that the annual whitetail rut is not always the one-dimensional occurrence so often portrayed. The annual whitetail rut usually has three distinct peaks of breeding activity, ...

As the leaves fall and the temperatures cool, you may notice increased deer activity in your yard or throughout the neighborhood. I spoke with Matt Breda of Breda Pest Management regarding the ...

Every fall, the woods of Arkansas are alive with excitement as white-tailed deer begin the rut, their yearly mating season. Normally ghostlike in the woods, bucks throw aside their caution, striding ...