As deer hunters we are always learning about whitetails, deer hunting, and whitetail behavior.
It would be impossible to learn everything about deer and deer hunting. All we can do is keep an open mind and be willing to learn.
We all know that one of the best times to harvest a mature buck is during the rut, but I bet there are some things about hunting the rut that you don’t know.
Field & Stream has put together some secrets to hunting the rut that you should be aware of.
Follow the Food
Hunters like to think the rut is all about sex. But to consistently find bucks, you have to know what the does are eating. If you doubt this, try sitting over a food plot when acorns are raining from an oak stand a half mile away. Whitetails are slaves to their stomachs even during the rut, and bucks will never be far from where doe family groups are eating. The reports by Mid-South reporter Will Brantley have clearly illustrated the importance of long-range observation and scouting not just to find deer but to monitor mast crops, search out new clear-cuts, and learn when ag fields are combined. Rubs, scrapes, and the bucks that made them will be nearby… [continued]
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