While bucks are fattening their bodies and growing antlers, female deer (otherwise known as does) are preparing for a short period of breeding behavior or estrus. This breeding period, called deer ...

When it’s fall in Massachusetts, the red maples ignite with color, there’s a sharpness in the air, and a rite of passage eons old begins in the woods. It’s rut season—the annual white-tailed deer ...

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 ...

The recent 2024 whitetail rut did not roll out in a typical occurrence so often portrayed. Those of us that were actually out there saw last season’s rut more like an old lawn mower engine that had ...

If you drive a vehicle or ride in one, it is a very dangerous time to do so as the white-tailed rutting season is in full swing. Motorists would be wise to reduce their speed the next few weeks to ...