While bucks are fattening their bodies and growing antlers, female deer (otherwise known as does) are preparing for a short period of breeding behavior or estrus. This breeding period, called deer ...

It was the heart of the breeding season one fall when I shot a nice buck in the act of rubbing a tree. I didn’t pay much attention to this at first. But when it happened a second time, I realized that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The final week of the pre-rut is here and the bucks are increasingly active during daylight. With the final days of October ...

As I was driving along a primitive road through the thick brush along the Snake River, I saw the wiggle of a white-tailed deer through the brush. I stopped and made a slow stalk through the weeds and ...

A week of muzzleloader hunting and three days of firearms season for antlerless deer is now complete. In some areas, deer populations may already be reacting, either through a reduction in doe numbers ...

Now, as antlers are done growing and nearing the time for velvet shedding (usually around Labor Day), those largest bucks, the alphas, are apt to be caught on trail cams while on the move on a buck ...

The peak of the rut might be behind us, but deer season is far from over. In fact, late-season hunting brings its own set of challenges and opportunities. As bucks wind down from their breeding frenzy ...

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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. With the final days ...