Study buck behavior now so you can use this intel to fill your tag before things get crazy in late October and early November.
Have you ever watched a deer from your stand and wondered, “Why do they do that?” Whitetails are fascinating creatures, and understanding the many facets of their behavior enhances this addicting pursuit. Learn all about deer behavior and biology from the top biologists in the country.
Category: Deer Behavior
Have you ever watched a deer from your stand and wondered, “Why do they do that?” Whitetails are fascinating creatures, and understanding the many facets of their behavior enhances this addicting pursuit. Learn all about deer behavior and biology from the top biologists in the country.
6 Native Foods Deer Can’t Resist
Want to truly hone in on deer travel patterns? Find, then study these six native food sources where you hunt.
This is How Big Bucks Use Their Home Range
There’s a lot of confusing stuff out there about mature whitetails and how they use the landscape. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty on how it all works in the real word.
This is When You’ll See the Most Deer
These insights on weather and how it affects deer movement educated generations of hunters on how to better maximize their time afield.
Springtime Signposts in the Deer Woods
Whitetails use chemical signals for communication more than visual signs and vocalizations. Glandular secretions and body odors serve better in forested cover because they can be memorized and left on objects in the woods. They can identify the maker, permit scent-matching marks and produce long-lasting messages that continue to work in the maker’s absence. […]
How and Why the Weather Affects Whitetail Movement and Hunting
If deer hunters only went on perfect days they might miss some great bowhunting. Maximize your days with this info about how weather affects whitetail deer.
Deer Behavior During the Rut
White-tailed bucks across the country exhibit similar behavior during the rut, but how they roam during this period can vary widely, especially when comparing Western whitetails to their Eastern counterparts.
Bypassing Bucks: Can You Manage Genetics Through Selective Harvest?
Can you mange genetics of wild deer though herd manipulation — killing specific deer — to achieve bigger bucks? That’s a question a lot of hunters and land managers ask and discuss.
Once a Spike, Always a Spike: Deer Hunting’s Big Myth
Can culling bucks with a spike on one side “get them out of the gene pool” or is this just one of deer hunting’s long-held and untrue myths?
How Whitetails Weather Brutal Winter Conditions
White-tailed deer in northern climes must deal with winter almost six months of the year including the brutal January conditions. How do they do it?