Hunters have been trying to understand how the moon affects animal behavior since cavemen etched pictographs on cave walls. Today, biologists acknowledge a link between the full moon and estrus cycles ...

Many deer hunters wait all year for the peak of the apparent whitetail rut, this year to occur in early November 2025. But late October, leading up to the high point of daytime action, as opposed to ...

It’s bad time to be driving on country roads at night, but a great time to be a Midwestern whitetail deer hunter, because the chasing phase of the rut is on. Reports from across the region all include ...

Even though California has the biggest population and some of the biggest cities in the country, 97 percent of its land is rural. And about 24 percent of it is protected as public wilderness.

Every fall, Arizona’s wild areas are full of energy as thousands of white-tailed deer enter the rut—their annual mating season. Fueled by instinct and testosterone, bucks throw caution to the wind in ...

The crunch of something stepping on dry leaves catches your ear. The noise stops for a minute, then resumes. You turn your head as slowly as possible so as to be imperceptible in movement. It’s autumn ...

Across North America, you really only run into three main kinds of wild deer, and once you know what... The post The 3 types ...

SERC copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Taking the controversial approach that deer hunting has become more a "social event" than an affirmation of the more basic human ...

Ohio’s white-tailed deer might seem like an obvious state symbol, but that familiarity is exactly why it works. Few animals ...

Regardless of how cute, fuzzy, or “hungry” those deer and elk look this time of year, please remember: Generally speaking, ...

It may seem like you’re helping, but handouts for wintering deer and elk ultimately harm the animals and people.