The 2024 whitetail rut did not roll out in the typical fashion so often portrayed. Instead, it was a trickle rut, writes columnist Oak Duke.

Those of us that were actually out there saw last season’s rut more like an old lawn mower ... which those of us who enjoy deer hunting dream about. And these breeding peaks vary from year ...

German hunters tried to convince the jury at a national stag calling championship that they can imitate a bellowing red deer ...

German hunters tried to convince the jury at a national stag calling championship that they can imitate a bellowing red deer most realistically ...

In fact, the deer were spotted by Global News a short time after the interview with England. "It is rutting season for deer at this time," said Lisa Lopez, program manager for Wildsafe BC.

Hunters in Minnesota shot more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7% statewide from the 2023 hunting season ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, or TWRA, said more deer are roaming about because it's the rut, or mating season, which is from October to December. The TWRA said there is an increase in ...

If you’re visiting in autumn, you may even hear the fallow deer rutting. The rutting season runs from late September to November. Male fallow deer (bucks) compete for territory and the attention of ...

When this shift in season timing happens, we expect to see a drop in harvest because it shifts the November portion start date a week past the peak of the rut when deer aren’t moving quite as ...

When this shift in season timing happens, we expect to see a drop in harvest because it shifts the November portion start date a week past the peak of the rut when deer aren’t moving quite as much.” ...