S1-E24: Yes, You CAN Pattern Bucks During the Rut

This week Mark Kenyon shares recent research that points to the fact that bucks might be more patternable during the rut than we've been led to believe.

Big Game

Hunting Mature Bucks During The Rut with Greg Miller

Mark Kenyon

By Alex Comstock THE. RUT. Those two words trigger thoughts of sheer happiness and dreams filled with big bucks for deer hunters. For most people, it’s their super bowl, and the time of the year we look forward to the most. With that in mind, I wanted to reach out to somebody who’s garnered success during the rut over the years to see what we could learn. Greg Miller is someone who has been hunting mature bucks for a long time and I thought he’d...

Mule Deer

How to Find Big Mule Deer Bucks During the Rut

Sam Lungren

We’d barely walked a half mile from the trailhead on the first morning when a respectable, dark-horned 4×4 strode out into the icy breeze 100 yards ahead. The appearance sent my four buddies into a flurry of conversation. “Nate should shoot it; it’s his birthday.” “No, Carson, you’re up, we wanted to get your first 4-point.” We’d already seen three other good bucks, a herd of pronghorn, and a bachelor group of ten bull elk on the short drive in...

Hunt

Can You Burn Out a Rut Stand?

Dylan Tramp

It’s easy to think that once the rut is in full swing you ought to be spending every possible waking moment on stand. While this certainly may be a valid argument, does it mean that you should sit your best stand day in and day out? Some believe it’s impossible to burn out a rut stand simply because the bucks are rut-crazed and mentally checked out. Is there any truth to this belief? Stands You Can Burn Out While comparing notes with whitetail...