I settled into my stand and waited. The Kentucky pre-rut with cool afternoon temps combined with the early muzzleloader season had me hopeful. Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields ...

A week of muzzleloader hunting and three days of firearms season for antlerless deer is now complete. In some areas, deer populations may already be reacting, either through a reduction in doe numbers ...

Reports coming in from area bowhunters indicate that white-tailed deer are deep into what is commonly referred to as “pre-rut” — the time prior to the full rut when bucks become more active by marking ...