Oak Duke draws on 50 years of data to predict when bucks will be most active chasing doe each fall. Here's how 2026 looks.

The rut gets all the attention when it comes to big bucks hitting the dirt, but let’s be honest; during the frenzy of the breeding season, with deer running willy nilly through the woods, a lot of ...

James Bigley Ranches compares the signs of chronic wasting disease with normal deer behavior during the rut.

It was the heart of the breeding season one fall when I shot a nice buck in the act of rubbing a tree. I didn’t pay much attention to this at first. But when it happened a second time, I realized that ...

For a few weeks each year, the familiar backyard deer stops behaving like a quiet lawn ornament. The shift happens during the rut, the annual breeding season when bucks move from tolerance to conflict ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last fall into early 2026 marked a banner year for Pennsylvania deer hunting, no matter how you look at it, with hunters ...

A police officer involved in the retrieval of a shot hunter’s body in bush near Dannevirke says the impact of what occurred ...

Want to find success in your next elk lottery? Get some tips from Mark Kayser on how to beat the point creep, find ...

Most Louisiana drivers don't know minimum liability insurance won't pay for deer damage, and taking a roadkill deer without ...

Michigan wildlife officials have proposed significant changes to deer hunting regulations to address population imbalances.

The overall success rate for hunters taking an antlered deer was 29%, the highest since at least 2007. The Pennsylvania Game Commission aimed to reduce deer numbers in most areas to improve forest ...

Hunters are divided over a proposed “one buck rule” that some hope would help balance the buck-to-doe ratio, curb ...