rut (mammalian reproduction)

My favorite animal is the whitetail buck. I’ve probably said that before, but over the years as I’ve grown as a deer hunter, the behavior and biology ...

Recently, I wrote an article about each hunting season being different from every other. Due to a variety of factors, the most important being weather...

As a young child, even before I was old enough to hunt, I had a passion for deer hunting. However, what really led me to fall in love with whitetail h...

With deer becoming increasingly active, and daylight-saving time soon to put more vehicles on the road during the hours when deer move most, the Penns...

By mid- to late October, bucks rubs are appearing just about anywhere you go in the woods. October and November are the whitetail rutting months, whic...

Today is the opening day of the Pennsylvania archery season. This is a day thousands of hunters anxiously wait for every year. Nonetheless, the early ...

One of the best times to view Pennsylvania’s elk herd is during the fall rut, in September and October. It’s mating season, and bull elk are more acti...

By the end of summer, there are more changes happening in the whitetail world than any other time of year. The first thing I always enjoy paying atten...