I settled into my stand and waited. The Kentucky pre-rut with cool afternoon temps combined with the early muzzleloader season had me hopeful. Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields ...

Most buck rubs go cold once the rut gets into full swing. But there's one type of rub that can help you tag a peak-rut trophy ...

When the rut heats up, hunters tend to focus more on terrain than cover. We love to spend days on end hanging out in “rut funnels” waiting for bucks to chase past us. That’s a fine strategy, but ...

The rut is certainly the best time for hunters to capitalize on a buck's mistakes as he searches for a receptive doe, but how much do you actually know about it? Misconceptions still abound and some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A big deer walks out of the thick stuff, eases down the trail, and stops broadside just 20 yards away. He scans the surroundings, ...

Add Outdoor Life (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The rut is a ...

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 ...

Its week 4, October 24th-30th and this is the time we live for as whitetail hunters. This is the Pre-rut and it is a great time to kill bucks. Bucks are finally showing themselves in daylight more and ...