When humans fall into a rut, it’s understood that our lives have become routine and boring. When a road becomes rutted, overuse in wet conditions have resulted in a dangerous drive. But if you’re a ...

Along with buck rubs, the ubiquitous and mysterious woodland scrape signals to hunters that a whitetail buck has recently passed by. But that pawed up patch of woodland dirt means a lot more to deer.

When deer hunters and wildlife professionals refer to “the RUT,” they mean the time when white-tailed deer are breeding. It’s a time when buck deer become less concerned about safety and are more ...

Every fall East Texas is buzzing with whitetail deer activities. Deer camps and leases are crowded and full of excitement with high expectations. Many families have been staying at the deer camp since ...

Many deer hunters wait all year for the peak of the apparent whitetail rut, this year to occur in early November 2025. But late October, leading up to the high point of daytime action, as opposed to ...

The whitetail rut has been defined in a number of ways, but we know that it is not the one-dimensional annual occurrence so often portrayed. Tough for us to let go of old beliefs. Some of our woodland ...

"Bucks dropping their antlers already." It’s becoming a common refrain in the late-season deer camp. And it’s true. Each year whitetail antler “drops” or “sheds” are picked up during deer season. And ...

Last week we delved into the history of restocking Florida’s floundering whitetail deer population in the mid-1900s and how some Ol’ Timers believed that, as a result, particular regions of the state ...

During a traffic stop outside Houston earlier this month, Texas game wardens caught two deer breeders trying to move captive whitetails illegally across the state. The men pleaded guilty, and they ...