This article, written by accomplished DIY big buck hunter Andy May, is a brief excerpt from our Rules of the Rut 2.0 eBook and Podcast package which includes two downloadable eBooks and three hours of audio interviews, all focused on the rut, featuring some of the top minds in deer hunting. In addition to Andy, […]

By Mark Kenyon When you picture deer hunting during the rut, I imagine you see does running, bucks chasing, and arrows bloodied. Or at least that’s how I imagine it myself. The reality of the rut though, at least for me, looks a lot different. Sure, there are occasionally moments of excitement like we dream of, […]

By Craig Dougherty:
It’s hard to imagine any whitetail behavior which has generated more attention from the outdoor press than the whitetail rut. Volumes have been written about the whitetail rut and how to hunt it. It is also hard to come up with a hunting concept which has caused more confusion. Confusion? What’s so confusing about the rut? Every hunter knows that rut time is breeding time and the best time to be hunting big bucks. Right? Well, yes, but it’s even more important to understand how the entire fall cycle plays out.

By Mark Kenyon It’s just about here. The rut. For me, this time of time year signifies the beginning of an absolute grind. Starting tomorrow, I’m planning on hunting every day until at least November 18. Most of those days will be spent entirely in the tree, daylight to dark, putting in as much time as […]

By Mark Kenyon This week I wrote up a short blog post for Outdoor Life, detailing three tips for dealing with a lost deer. After my experience last week with Jawbreaker, I’ve been working through this process myself and I wanted to share what I’ve learned. We cover this same topic in more detail on […]