Field & Stream Rut Hand Book

News & Tips: Learn Why TV's Rick Kreuter Uses Rut Tactics in Mid-October...
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Make A Killer Scrape Line

September 27, 2013
Article by Scott Bestul. Minnesota whitetail nut Billy Jerowski is a fair-minded, modern husband—one whose manhood isn’t threatened by doing dishes or hanging laundry. But he never imagined his…
News & Tips: 5 Calling Tricks for Chase-Phase Bucks...
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5 Calling Tricks for Chase-Phase Bucks

September 13, 2013
Article by Bill Vaznis.In that frantic period just before the peak rut, when does are running in every direction from prying noses, calling bucks away from their playing-hard-to-get girlfriends may…
News & Tips: Buck Scrapes Turn Hot 10 Days Prior To Peak Rut...
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Buck Scrapes Turn Hot 10 Days Prior To Peak Rut

September 3, 2013
Article by Scott Bestul.Scouting a scenic Minne­sota valley bottom, I stumbled on a series of scrapes so fresh, I smelled the dank earth before I spotted the sign itself. I quickly set up a stand for…
News & Tips: Read Buck Rubs Like A Pro
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Read Buck Rubs Like A Pro

August 24, 2013
Article by Scott Bestul.I saw “Blades” only three times in four months. But I learned his favorite hangouts just the same, by studying his rubs. Eventually, the big 10 I named for G2s that looked…
News & Tips: Three Experts Pick Their Favorite Pre Rut Stands...
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Three Experts Pick Their Favorite Pre Rut Stands

August 23, 2013
Three expert whitetail ­hunters—with more than 40 P&Y-Class bucks between them—reveal their top early-season stand locations. Article by Will Brantley. Brian Van Horn ?Years Hunting Whitetails:…
News & Tips: Some Giant Bucks Don't Bother With Breeding...
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Some Giant Bucks Don't Bother With Breeding

August 19, 2013
Article by Gerald Almy. We all know what happens during the whitetail rut, right? Bucks become less cautious. They spend more time on their feet. They stick their necks out to court does.?But hold…
News & Tips: Four Killer Decoy Setups, From the Pre-rut On...
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Four Killer Decoy Setups, From the Pre-rut On

August 16, 2013
Article by Gerry Bethge. Phase: Pre-RutPreferred Decoys: Feeding subdominant buckWhy it Works: Early-season bucks are social and may approach this nonthreatening fake for company. Later in the pre-…
News & Tips: A Veteran Whitetail Guide Reveals His Big-Buck Plan...
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A Veteran Whitetail Guide Reveals His Big-Buck Plan

August 12, 2013
  The biggest bucks are never pushovers—even Now. Let a Mississippi expert teach you How to tag a breeding- season giant.Article by Scott Bestul. Photo of whitetail courtesy of Bass Pro Shops…