Every fall, the woods of Arkansas are alive with excitement as white-tailed deer begin the rut, their yearly mating season.

Georgia’s forests stir with primal energy. That’s when 1.2 million white-tailed deer across the state take part in the rut, ...

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Deer rutting season is an interesting time to observe the behavior of these beautiful wild animals. We'll tell you when, ...

You've waited all year for this — the whitetail deer rut. You spent the spring hunting shed antlers. You spent summer glassing red-coated bucks with bulbous velvet antlers. You endured the ...

The 2025 whitetail rut in the Northeast and Midwest is predicted to peak in early November. This prediction is based on a methodology that considers the influence of moon phases on deer breeding ...

That areas rut activity started around October 21st and ran as late as Jan.5th. The farther north into the Piney Woods the later the rut. Here in our area at the south end, the rut peaked around ...

Just start talking to Montana deer hunters about the peak of the rut and whether or not bucks should be hunted at that time. Skip to main content Skip to main ...

Find out what's going on with the deer rut in Pennsylvania, including when and where you can safely observe it.

Deep in the forests of Czechia, mighty red deer stags battle with roars that echo through the misty hills. The rutting season is fierce, majestic, and wild.

Since there is only educated guesswork about rut times, mixed with some well-grounded anecdotal evidence, the deer rut can be the subject of spirited debate at deer camp. Related More Outdoors in ...