In most parts of the country, white-tailed deer rutting season hits hard around November. Bucks are chasing does, running through the woods and open spaces, and making themselves unusually visible.

Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s spread out “trickle rut.” Here, as winter is on its last legs, some may ...

Experience has taught us that the annual whitetail rut is not always the one-dimensional occurrence so often portrayed. The annual whitetail rut usually has three distinct peaks of breeding activity, ...

The peak of the deer rut, when they are most active, runs from late October to mid-December. Drivers are urged to be extra cautious during morning and evening commutes when visibility is lower. If a ...

This story was originally published in the November 2007 issue of Outdoor Life. November is the time of year every deer hunter anxiously awaits. Throughout more than 90 percent of the whitetail deer’s ...

The peak of archery season is underway as deer are moving more now than any other time of the year. Here's what you need to ...