“Tag: rut hunting”

It may be the easiest time of the year to take a big buck, but let’s face it, you can still screw it up. Here’s how Michael Waddell approaches the rut.

Deer hunters know the rut produces unpredictable behavior in bucks. Acknowledge that, and you’ll understand why November is not the month to remain conservative. Instead “open the throttle” and hunt hard.

Bill Winke reveals his pre-rut plans, and advises you on how to go about solidifying your strategy for this season.

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.

During the rut, the bucks themselves may not always know where they will be next, so how can you expect to know? Luck will always play a role in your success, but when you play the odds and focus on those things that are predictable, luck will find you a whole lot sooner.

Two is usually better than one, at least that's what the folks at Wildlife Research Center reckon. The company's Ultimate Double Scrape-Dripper Kit includes two Scrape-Drippers and two bottles of scrape scent for use at mock scrape locations.

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

Not all of the hottest whitetail action takes place in November. In several places across the whitetail's southern range, the best rut hunts fall in January.