For a few weeks each year, the familiar backyard deer stops behaving like a quiet lawn ornament. The shift happens during the rut, the annual breeding season when bucks move from tolerance to conflict ...
New York deer hunters can now use the HuntFish NY app to digitally tag their harvest instead of using traditional paper tags. Hunters must now report their harvest immediately if using the app, or ...
The rut is the breeding season for whitetail deer, and it's a highly anticipated time for hunters and wildlife enthusiasts. During the rut, bucks (male deer) become more active and less cautious as ...
Oak Duke draws on 50 years of data to predict when bucks will be most active chasing doe each fall. Here's how 2026 looks.