Rut Hunting

When it comes to the rut, there are three main stages of the rut. The first stage is the very end of October into the first week of November. This is commonly known as the pre-rut or early rut. In this stage, does aren’t quite ready to be bred yet, but bucks are getting fired...

As you’re hunting the rut, these five tips should help you. Tip #1 Tip one is to hunt as much as you can. If you can sit all day in a stand, I strongly encourage it. The action can heat up at any time of the day, not just early in the morning or late...

In this video I want to talk about my three favorite rut hunting tactics. These three tactics are my favorites to shooting a buck during the rut. The first tactic I have is to sit all day. If you’re hunting during the month of November, it’s the time to sit all day in a tree...

When it comes to the rut, all the publicity is typically on the peak rut in November. What is often not discussed as much is the pre-rut, which is typically the time frame during the last week of October. During this time of year, bucks begin ramping up for the rut and days are becoming...

It was a special week in South Texas for Jason with CZ-USA, as they were preparing to hunt the rut. Jason was lucky to come down to the south and chase some whitetails. Being in South Texas during the second week of December, there’s really not a better place in time for a whitetail hunter...

On this episode of In the Hunt, we’re back on the ranch in South Texas with Josh Kinser for a rut hunt. The weather in South Texas has been a lot warmer than usual this particular December but the crew finally got a nice cool morning, around 29 or 30 degrees. Seeing a lot of...

When it comes to scouting for the rut, doing it in the spring is hands down the best time of year to do so. The biggest reason is because you can see all of last year’s rut sign great. The woods essentially looks exactly how it will next November. It can be tough to see...