Rut Report

southcensticky2

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:11:19 -0400

The ranches and farmland of the Lone Star state and its neighbors have some tremendous deer, and Rut Reporter Brandon Ray is an expert on the regin. Ray was born in Dallas and shot his first deer with a bow in Central Texas at the age of 15. The full-time freelance writer manages his family’s Texas Panhandle ranch, is a licensed New Mexico guide, and last year took a 184 gross P&Y nontypical trophy. States covered: TX, OK, NM

weststicky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:09:31 -0400

Whitetails grow big in the riverbottoms below the peaks and in the northwest woods. West region Rut Reporter Rich Landers, a native Montanan and life-long hunter, is the outdoors editor for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane. He has written several books about the western outdoors and has hunted whitetails all his life. States covered: WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, CO

midsouthsticky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:47:21 -0400

It’s the region that made Odocoileus virginianus famous: Classic woodland habitat with a perfect mix of ag fields and bottomland. Rut Reporter Will Brantley of Murray, Kentucky, knows the region well. He spends 40 to 50 days each season in the Mid-South whitetail woods. Brantley shot his first deer at age 10 with a sidelock muzzleloader. States covered: KY, TN, WV, VA, NC

greatplainssticky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:40:25 -0400

The bucks of the nation’s prairie and grassland region seem to be getting bigger every season. Rut Reporter David Draper grew up hunting deer and small game throughout this region and presently lives on a family farm in Nebraska. Draper, former communications specialist for Cabela’s and an authority on the Great Plains, subsists on a diet of duck breast and venison. States covered: ND, SD, NE, KS

northeaststicky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:31:36 -0400

Big woods, rolling farmland, woodlot, swamp, ridge and valley--this region features every type of whitetail terrain imaginable. Northeast Rut Reporter Mike Bleech has been hunting whitetails in his native Pennsylvania and throughout the Northeast for more than four decades. A Vietnam veteran and full-time freelance outdoor writer, Bleech has had more than 5000 of his articles published. States covered: ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA OH, MD, DE

northcensticky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:00:50 -0400

Big woods, big cropfields, and big bucks. These are all hallmarks of the north-central region--the heart of America’s Breadbasket. Rut Reporter Scott Bestul is a Field & Stream’s Whitetails columnist and writes for the website’s Whitetail365 blog. The Minnesotan has taken 13 Pope & Young-class whitetails and has hunted, guided for, and studied deer in the north-central region all his life. States covered: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, WI

southsticky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:55:56 -0400

All about the Dixie deer rut, from the swamps and pines to the beanfields and the Ozarks. Rut Reporter Eric Bruce has been writing about hunting and fishing for newspapers and magazines for 25 years and hunts deer all over the South, including near his Georgia home. States covered: AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL

The 199-Inch Wisconsin Buck of Patience

Dave_Maccar — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:21:31 -0500

Bill Hedl, 44, of Pennsylvania headed to Wisconsin’s famed Buffalo County for his annual bowhunting trip with friends. He spent a majority of the time patiently waiting on his tree stand, passing up shots on does and small bucks. Hedl was waiting for a trophy buck and he finally got a chance almost two weeks into his hunt. Here is his story.

Likely The Biggest Pure Kentucky 8-Pointer Ever Measured

Dave_Maccar — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:08:22 -0500

Eleven days after an Illinois hunter tagged the pending Boone & Crockett world record 8-pointer, 32-year-old Kevin Peak shot another great 8 that should take the title as the biggest Kentucky 4-by-4 ever officially measured and recorded in the Boone & Crockett record books.

The 180-Class Pending B&C World Record 8-Point Buck!

Dave_Maccar — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:46:12 -0500

On December 1, 2011, on the opening day of the second shotgun season in Illinois, Jason Sanders tagged what will likely be the largest 8-point whitetail in the Boone & Crockett record books. Sanders, a 38-year-old farmer and veteran deer hunter, was hunting on his home farm when he set his sights on this world-class buck of a lifetime.