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Topic “white tail”
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Photo GalleryYou want to score this season? Then you need to know that there are four distinct phases to the rut.
There's the early pre-rut, from October 22 to November 1; the seek-and-chase period, November 2 to 13; peak breeding, November 14 to 25; and the post-rut, November 26 to December 5. Each phase has different characteristics, and each should be hunted differently.
There are also key dates in every phase, prime days when you need to be in the woods, hunting your butt off. The slides at right tell you when they are this year, and give tips on how to hunt them. Study them, learn them, use them. October 22
October 31
November 4
November 7
November 14
November 25
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Photo GalleryLast season these 19 hunters scored big--real big--by doing things right and getting a little lucky. Learn from their tales (and drool over their photos) and this fall it can be your turn.
We want
your success story, too!
If you get a trophy deer this year, you could end up on this site, or in the pages of Field & Stream. Send a photo and the details of your hunt to FStrophies@time4.com. More Top Galleries
50 Best Lures of All Time
Trophies from Boone & Crockett
Underwater Action Photos
Beginner's Guide: Bowhunting
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Photo GalleryPhotographer Don Jones (who shot the cover photo for our August issue) takes amazing pictures of really big whitetail deer. We've collected 25 of them here. If you weren't already counting down the days to deer season, you will be after this. More Top Galleries
50 Best Lures of All Time
Trophies from Boone & Crockett
Underwater Action Photos
Beginner's Guide: Bowhunting
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ArticleThis latest installment in our series of classic photographs features 17 shots of deer from the '20s, '30s, and '40s.
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ArticleSaskatchewan: Where Tom McIntyre shoots the largest whitetail of his life. Here's the story.
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ArticleDeputy Editor Jay Cassell takes a nice rack buck in the Hill Country
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Article11-points don't usually come this easy outside of high fence operations
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ArticleA collection of all our recent tips on last-minute success
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