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 ...

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 ...

Natural mating forces cause the bucks to venture out in the daytime periods in search of does that will soon be receptive to their advances. The does will not yet be in estrus causing the buck to ...

Reports coming in from area bowhunters indicate that white-tailed deer are deep into what is commonly referred to as “pre-rut” — the time prior to the full rut when bucks become more active by marking ...

The final week of the pre-rut is here and the bucks are increasingly active during daylight. With the final days of October slipping by, the time of year that every whitetail hunter dreams of is at ...

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 ...

With the longest continuous season in the country, archery deer hunting is a bountiful opportunity for Arkansas hunters in fall and winter. Archery deer season runs Sept. 25 - Feb. 28, 2022, allowing ...