Rut Articles

When bucks are chasing sometimes the best way to get a shot is to aggressively attack them. Here’s how to make it happen while hunting the deer rut.

What do you do when rain, snow or extreme wind threaten your best chances to hunt the deer rut? Don't despair, because it's not as bad as you think.

Despite all the research and data, whitetail behavior during the rut remains unpredictable. The best way to counter that is to keep your game plan simple.

There’s no better time to chase whitetails than November in the Midwest, but there are factors for hunting during this season that should be understood.

For unseasonably warm weather during the deer rut, target areas near bedding thickets, hyper-focus on water and stay far, far away from open-country food plots.

For unseasonably warm weather during the deer rut, target areas near bedding thickets, hyper-focus on water and stay far, far away from open-country food plots.

After the rut, should you continue to hunt your best rut stands or focus on afternoon feeding patterns? The answer could surprise you.

Where to set up to get a shot at your next buck.

Learn how to create shot opportunities on the buck you''ve always wanted.

The deer rut is supposed to be "easy," right? Well, it doesn't always go as planned. Here are 10 solutions to hunting problems you might run into during the whitetail rut.

Used smartly, decoys can be the secret to effective rut-hunting success.

Timely calling has often proven to be the deciding factor between not seeing deer and tagging the trophy of a lifetime.

Proper preparation allows a frigid late-rut Canadian whitetail adventure to heat up fast.

Timely calling has often proven to be the deciding factor between not seeing deer and tagging the trophy of a lifetime.

Proper preparation allows a frigid late-rut Canadian whitetail adventure to heat up fast.

Proper preparation allows a frigid late-rut Canadian whitetail adventure to heat up fast.

Make the most of every hunting minute with a tactical approach.

Make the most of every hunting minute with a tactical approach.

Make the most of every hunting minute with a tactical approach.

Bowhunting the convoluted country of ridges and ravines, benches and draws takes special tactics but can pay off big.

Bowhunting the convoluted country of ridges and ravines, benches and draws takes special tactics but can pay off big.

Bowhunting the convoluted country of ridges and ravines, benches and draws takes special tactics but can pay off big.

You’ll call in more bucks when you go looking for them!

A mindset for working with those few factors within your control.

A mindset for working with those few factors within your control.

If you think the rut is the only time to tag a mature buck, think again. September hunting can be just as good — if you know what to do.

Within a period of two years, I bowhunted a total of six hours and took a P&Y and a B&C antelope. Here’s how to make things happen…and fast!

In Part 1 we looked at the role a doe plays in the rut. Now let’s examine the buck’s role.

Here’s a quick, practical, scientific look at the rut and how to best hunt it.