Hunting the Peak of the Rut: The DEFINITIVE How-To, Where-To, When-To
Filed under: Bow Hunting, Deer Hunting, Hunting, Medium Game, Uncategorized, Whitetail Rut
Technically, or physiologically, a whitetail buck is "in rut" from the instant his antler velvet is shed until he sheds his antlers in late winter/early spring. "O. K., then; enough already on the technical stuff, get on to the meat and 'taters: when is the PEAK?" We can't go there yet. The primary controlling factor of the rut in bucks, and more importantly, the estrus in does is a process known as "photoperiodism". Put as simply as possible, this is the angle of the sun's rays striking the deer's retina, causing the pineal gland to trigger testosterone release in bucks, and estrogen...
“The Devil’s in the Details”: Tips on Tactics
Often-all too often-overlooking or disregarding the most minute factor, the tiniest little detail, makes the difference in success or failure in the deer woods. The more we take care of the potential for mistakes or errors, that much more often we can look forward to having the chore of dragging out a fresh kill, even that once-in-a-lifetime trophy. I THINK I've learned from some do's and don'ts, mostly the mistakes I've made in my over 50 years of stand-perching, "easing and slipping", and stump-sitting. Skirt the Stand Many commercially available treestands, be they ladders, hang-ons or climbers have a rail around the...
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