Mule deer hunters hoping to take trophy bucks during the breeding season will often tell you that Thanksgiving is the peak of the rut. Believe me, that’s not necessarily so. The peak of the rut ...

Idaho has some of the most pristine wilderness in the country, largely undisturbed for generations. And as unchanging as the seasons, each fall, white-tail deer and mule deer go a little wilder than ...

This is the time of year state wildlife managers in Utah and Idaho consider what next year’s big game hunting season will ...

Even though California has the biggest population and some of the biggest cities in the country, 97 percent of its land is rural. And about 24 percent of it is protected as public wilderness.

When humans fall into a rut, it’s understood that our lives have become routine and boring. When a road becomes rutted, overuse in wet conditions have resulted in a dangerous drive. But if you’re a ...

Nov. 15—Montana's general hunting season is hitting the midway point and the overall harvest is expected to increase with the onset of the deer breeding season. The general deer and elk hunting season ...

After hunting a few more days, he decided to wait until the general rifle season and the annual mule deer rut began. With hunting conditions still far from ideal, Bartkowski and his friends began ...

Oregon wildlife officials have warned drivers that amorous deer and those migrating for the winter may pose a traffic collision risk this fall. Deer and elk are particularly active during October and ...

The city of Durango and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are warning drivers that mule deer are more active during morning and evening commutes this time of year. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman John ...

I’ve always been a big woods whitetail hunter. I grew up in New England, where deer hunting meant tracking, still hunting, and roving through endless miles of mixed hardwoods and thick pine forests ...

Yes, ladies and gentlemen and deer hunters everywhere, it’s time for your favorite deer season topic, and that is the rut. I was contemplating skipping a column on this wildly popular deer-related ...