Nearly two decades ago while I was packing for a late October bow hunt my buddy Lloyd recommended that I bring along a grunt call and some rattling horns. He advised me that the combination of ...

I settled into my stand and waited. The Kentucky pre-rut with cool afternoon temps combined with the early muzzleloader season had me hopeful. Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields ...

Some say rattling antlers is a dependable way to attract wary whitetails, but others are skeptical. After rattling up a buck for the first time Monday, I’m an enthusiastic convert. Is my enthusiasm ...

Rattling for bucks is a great way to lure that big buck into shooting range. Bill Miller of Tuscaloosa shows the best way to rattle with a pair of huge deer antlers at the 2012 Buckmasters Handicapped ...

The consensus among many southeast Mississippi and southwest Alabama deer hunters is that breeding-season (rut) activity has picked up since cold weather settled over the area earlier this week. In ...

For diehard deer hunters, November is the most wonderful time of the year. This month, thanks to the whitetail rut, brings some of the best hunting action known to man. Millions of hunters across the ...

Reports coming in from area bowhunters indicate that white-tailed deer are deep into what is commonly referred to as “pre-rut” — the time prior to the full rut when bucks become more active by marking ...

DALLAS - American Indians were almost surely the first to attract whitetail bucks by rattling deer antlers together, but Bob Ramsey popularized it. The legendary Hill Country rancher and game ...

Courtesy photo Rubs are one of the earliest appearing signs of bucks. Size of a rub indicates the size of a deer’s antlers; the larger the rub, the larger the buck’s headgear. This rub was made by a ...

Whitetail deer hunting in New York covers a variety of seasons and hunting implements. Of course, like most outdoor activities, timing is everything. The time is now if you are looking to take ...

Buckle your safety belts, and keep your bow in hand. The time of year deer hunters dream about is upon us. The midpoint of October has come and gone, welcoming another fall. With the colorful display ...

A whitetail hunter is always up for the mating season. The rut, as it's called, is a short window of opportunity exercised by the deer and the sportsman alike. For the buck, a few weeks of November ...