Here in the Northeast and the Midwest, the 2025 whitetail rut is set to peak in early November, in sharp contrast to last year’s spread out “trickle rut.” Here, as winter is on its last legs ...

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The mating season, also known as the rut, for white-tailed deer lasts about three weeks in the northern states. The rut starts in mid-October and runs through mid-November. Several research ...

A whitetail buck needs antlers for several reasons ... From this time through the rut, buck testosterone continues to rise, keeping the antlers securely fixed to their heads, where they’ll ...

An adult white-tailed deer requires approximately 5-7 lb of food per day. Energy demands vary seasonally, and are greatest for pregnant and lactating females, for males in the autumn rut, and for all ...