“estrus”

The Estrus Whimper, the newest call from Johnny Stewart Wildlife Calls, perfectly replicates all of the sounds of a female coyote during breeding season.

Understanding how whitetails move through your hunting area during the rut is more important than patterning a particular buck or any other factor.

Scrapes are basically “points of interest” along corridors that deer travel at night. Scrapes that draw daytime visits usually offer added attractions.

The rut calls for a series of adjustments. As the bucks change their behavior patterns, you need to be there waiting for them.

Bowhunters who concentrate only on the peak of the rut pass up some of the best elk hunting of the season.

The most effective scent strategies are also among the most simple to execute. You just need a system.

To get the most out of the rut: Spend your time where the does concentrate, hunt from the outside in and save the high-risk high-reward stands for the last two days.

A bitter conflict in the coyote community is escalating. From mid-January to mid-March, depending on where you live, coyotes are locked in a territorial battle for the right to breed. Mating season mayhem is upon us.

Trophy-bull tactics could lead to missed opportunities when the quarry is any legal bull.