“Tag: The Rut”

There may be fewer bucks moving at this time, but don’t forget there also are fewer hunters in the woods. Look for buck patterns to re-emerge around food sources first.

Just before the breeding season bucks make seemingly random decisions, forcing us to analyze their habitat’s food, water and cover and how each factor influences their behavior.

Available with cellular data service from either AT&T or Verizon wireless, the WC20 boasts a new-for-2022 body housing, with a the compact design of just 5.5-inches high x 4.5-inches wide x 3.0-inches deep.

Here’s a game plan for each phase of the whitetail rut.

A new muzzleloading fire-control system from Traditions Firearms and Federal Premium creates its own sort of afterglow amid deer season on an icy Oklahoma landscape.

How can we know when the rut will occur based on geographic location? Because history (and the rut) repeats itself.

Scents, mock rubs or scrapes, decoys or even upturned earth may stop a curious buck long enough to create a brief shooting window.

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.

Wildlife Research Center has released its Pro-Drag Hunting Scent Combo, combining a Pro-Drag scent dispenser with Trail's End #307 scent.