If you’re thinking about hunting a buck during deer rutting season, it helps to understand how deer behave during the rut, what tactics are effective for each phase of the rut and how to avoid …

Some vocalizations to know include: social grunts, tending grunts, buck growl/roar, snort-wheeze, etc. Knowing these when you hear them will give you insight as to what's happening in the …

Oct 17, 2024 · Our Whitetail Rut-Predictor represents peaks in the activities (orange and blue symbols) and “minors” of secondary activity (black symbols). The primary rut behaviors …

Jul 20, 2024 · What Is the Deer Rut? The rut is the breeding season for whitetail deer. It’s the time when mature bucks throw caution to the wind, abandon their typical patterns, and go on the …

1 day ago · The quest for the best buck call during the rut is a perennial question for deer hunters. The simple answer? There isn’t one single “best” call. The most effective approach is a …

10 hours ago · A mature buck, driven by an overwhelming biological imperative, will abandon his typical routine in search of receptive does. This translates to movement throughout the day, …

Oct 23, 2024 · Matt Ross with the National Deer Association summarized data from six studies performed in six different states, featuring 182 collared bucks, and the data is awfully …

Deer hunting during the rut is the most exciting time of the year for hunters seeking trophy bucks. During this relatively short window of opportunity, the propagation of the species trumps a …

1 day ago · Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Buck Behavior During the Rut. Here are some frequently asked questions, so you can better understand the behavior of bucks during …

The craziness of the rut offers some of the best big-buck hunting of the season. Here's a video crash course.