I froze when I saw the flash of gray. Glimpsing antlers, I steadied my rifle. But something was odd: the red oak to my left, the decaying log in front, the forked maple sapling… This was the exact ...

In most parts of the country, white-tailed deer rutting season hits hard around November. Bucks are chasing does, running through the woods and open spaces, and making themselves unusually visible.