The apparent rut peak is when we see lots of chasing, cars and deer dodge each other, and carcasses litter the highways, ...

The whitetail deer mating season, or rut, is influenced by the amount of daylight, a phenomenon known as photoperiodism. Hormones like melatonin, which are regulated by light, play a key role in ...

Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s spread out “trickle rut.” Here, as winter is on its last legs, some may ...

Experience has taught us that the annual whitetail rut is not always the one-dimensional occurrence so often portrayed. The annual whitetail rut usually has three distinct peaks of breeding activity, ...