Deer & Deer Hunting

PRE-RUT RITUALS

The greatest asset you can have as a deer hunter is that of knowing your quarry intimately. The more you know about whitetails, the greater your success will be.

White-tailed bucks are not the same animal in September and October as they’ll be in November. They may appear the same, but they are not, not by a long shot. For starters, the full effect of testosterone has not taken place

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