As autumn settles in, white-tailed deer enter rut season — a wild, fascinating display of instinct, behavior, and nature’s rhythm.

Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s spread out “trickle rut.” Here, as winter is on its last legs, some may ...

Deer movement will increase this week as bucks seek out does that are nearing or entering their estrus cycle. This breeding activity boosts daytime deer movement and marks one of ...

The peak of the deer rut, when they are most active, runs from late October to mid-December. Drivers are urged to be extra cautious during morning and evening commutes when visibility is lower. If a ...

The apparent rut peak is when we see lots of chasing, cars and deer dodge each other, and carcasses litter the highways, ...

As we move into the months of November and December, deer movement increases as bucks are chasing does with just one thing on their minds.

The timing of October's full moon may be perfect for New York hunters in search of white-tailed deer this year. In the Empire State, the bowhunting season for whitetails starts Sept. 27 in the ...