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Nov 23, 2023 · Every successful hunt has one thing in common, time. The more time you spend perfecting your craft, the more successful your outcome is likely to be. The whitetail rut is no different. Time in the stand can be the great equalizer, increasing your odds of intercepting a cruising buck. The problem is...
Nov 6, 2020 · As Wisconsin heads into what is known in the hunting community as "peak rut," or the primary breeding season for deer, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) would like to remind those participating in deer hunting season to practice safety when using treestands.
- Rut Timing Realities
- Favorite Days
- Chasing Versus Lockdown
- Conclusion
Well, let’s start with some truth. The rut happens the same time every year because it has to - especially throughout much of the range where whitetails live and actual seasons (like winter) happen. Fawns need to hit the ground at the right time in the late-spring, otherwise they don’t do so well. Mother Nature knows this, and so forget about an ea...
Pretty much any day in the first three weeks of November is a good day to be in the woods. But if I had to personally choose a window to spend dark-to-dark sits on a pinch point, it would be from November 7th to the 12th. After more than 25 years of whitetail hunting, I can safely say the 7th is my favorite day of the month to hunt. I’ve had more w...
Everyone knows that early-November is a chase-fest and late-November is a snooze-fest due to the lock-down. But the reality is the lock-down is somewhat of a myth. Sure, a mature buck who finds the right lady is going to stick with her until she throws her chastity belt back on, but that time period has been found to be at most two days. And that’s...
Here’s the thing - if it’s November and you have time - go hunting. Forget the weather, forget the moon phase, forget whether Mercury is in retrograde or whatever. The rut is going on now, and there isn’t a bad day to be in the woods. Hunt where the bucks are most likely to travel and put in the hours necessary to encounter one. That’s really the s...
Nov 6, 2023 · 94) Always keep your scope dialed to the lowest power during the rut. It’s possible that buck could come charging in at 25 yards, and if you have your scope dialed to 12X, it will be difficult to get on him quickly.
Nov 2, 2023 · The buck you’re after is after does, so keeping the local doe herd unsuspecting will increase your odds of seeing the buck you’re after. If abundant hunting access is an issue (it is for most of us) you don’t likely have the luxury of dozens of stand locations.
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Oct 19, 2023 · Regional Rut Update: Pre-Rut Activity on the Increase in Whitetail Country Expert reports from the woods to help you kill the buck of a lifetime. Pre-rut activity is being reported in the East and Midwest, but it’s still a bit early in many places in the South.
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Dec 12, 2020 · In Wisconsin, Own the Season's Art Helin voices much the same. Wisconsin deer seem to be back to feeding heavily, and are showing post-rut activity, he says. He has also spent some time in Kansas. Around Thanksgiving, he shot a good buck as it pushed a few does. That's to be expected.
