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 ...

A big deer walks out of the thick stuff, eases down the trail, and stops broadside just 20 yards away. He scans the surroundings, sniffs the air, and lip curls for good measure. You loose an arrow and ...

This is where the right doe decoy can make a huge difference, because you can show all bucks exactly what they’re looking for ...

The peak of archery season is underway as deer are moving more now than any other time of the year. Here's what you need to ...

Some years, the difference in deer activity between late October and the first few days of November is so great you almost wonder if deer can read calendars. Just a few years back, I sat on Halloween ...

The DeerBrain host plotted 10 years of statewide harvest and looked for the dreaded dead zone near peak breeding. He says it ...

Hunters should see an unusually high number of bucks running with doe through the first week of the season, Oak Duke writes.

Hunters can use moon phases, temperatures and sunlight hours trying to determine when a deer will rut, but it's much simpler than that. “When will the rut occur this year?” It’s one of the most ...

Drivers face heightened risk through Nov. 18 with whitetails in their most active breeding period, coinciding with earlier ...

A big-racked buck stands from his bed, stretches to shake off the afternoon jitters, and turns to a rub near his bed. Walking over to it, with neck swelling strong, he tears that cedar to shreds. Then ...

A pilot program in Pennsylvania provides bow hunting techniques to those who want help on where to begin with tree stands and ...