Deep in the forests of Czechia, mighty red deer stags battle with roars that echo through the misty hills. The rutting season is fierce, majestic, and wild.

If a post-rut buck is daylighting on a scrape, I'll jump right on that. But even when they aren't, seeing when and how often bucks hit a scrape now will help you formulate a successful hunt plan. 4.

You may not see as many bucks during the post-rut, but your odds of catching up with a slammer are still really good. So, roll up your sleeves and follow these 10 tips for tagging the best buck in ...

Rutting typically hits in Georgia in October and November, when shy bucks emerge from hiding to look for does. That also sends deer into unexpected, urbanized territory.

This breeding period, called deer rutting, is usually triggered by the change of seasons. When the breeding season arrives, the male deer, or buck, has a vastly different window.

But, by definition, it’s the two weeks leading up to the start of the rut (which is when bucks are seeking does in estrus and breeding them). Bucks typically move more during the pre-rut, but they are ...

Only the bucks know for sure. Case: Can deer season’s rut report really help you stop a buck? December 3, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

That time of year that many deer hunters wait and dream about all year. The peak of the whitetail pre-rut. But it has two sides. On the one hand, bucks are finally on their feet during the daytime ...

I attribute the drop-off in rutting activity in early November this season to Hurricane Nicole, which made landfall in Florida on Nov. 7 and quickly moved up the east coast, drenching the woods and in ...

Deer hunters get excited when they hear that the rut is at hand. That’s because of what the rut means to big bucks. The rut is something that occurs over several weeks in the fall.

Deer rutting occurs across the U.S. primarily from late October through December, though in some southern regions it can begin as early as August and extend into February, depending on the region ...