Every fall, the woods of Arkansas are alive with excitement as white-tailed deer begin the rut, their yearly mating season.

Bucks are clashing, chasing, and roaming boldly during Georgia's deer rut. Discover peak timing, safety tips, and where to ...

When it’s fall in Massachusetts, the red maples ignite with color, there’s a sharpness in the air, and a rite of passage eons ...

Every year when I am out with the deer during the rut I marvel when I get a whiff of the males rutting perfume. It’s a sweet yet pungent odor that once you smell it you will never forget it.

Whitetail rut prediction for 2025 season: What to expect while deer hunting this fall Drawing on 50 years of data, columnist Oak Duke observes the time when bucks are most active chasing doe and ...

You've waited all year for this — the whitetail deer rut. You spent the spring hunting shed antlers. You spent summer glassing red-coated bucks with bulbous velvet antlers. You endured the ...

What The Rut Can Teach Us About Deer Behavior. Over the years, Ditchkoff’s research has offered insight not just into when deer breed, but also how they respond to the landscape around them.