While bucks are fattening their bodies and growing antlers, female deer (otherwise known as does) are preparing for a short period of breeding behavior or estrus. This breeding period, called deer ...

A week of muzzleloader hunting and three days of firearms season for antlerless deer is now complete. In some areas, deer populations may already be reacting, either through a reduction in doe numbers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The final week of the pre-rut is here and the bucks are increasingly active during daylight. With the final days of October ...

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As we move from mid- to late-October, bucks are primed to go on a sign-making frenzy, which means that the number of fresh scrapes dotting your hunting grounds is about to explode. Depending on who ...

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The rut gets all the attention when it comes to big bucks hitting the dirt, but let’s be honest; during the frenzy of the breeding season, with deer running willy nilly through the woods, a lot of ...

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 ...

It’s bad time to be driving on country roads at night, but a great time to be a Midwestern whitetail deer hunter, because the chasing phase of the rut is on. Reports from across the region all include ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get ready. Now, as antlers are done growing and nearing the time for velvet shedding (usually around Labor Day), those largest ...