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A whitetail buck chases a doe on the prairie during the rut.

The Best Days of the 2025 Whitetail Rut

Our predictions are in. Find out which days you need to be in the deer woods this season in our 21st annual Best Days of the Rut
ByThe Editors
Sep 01, 2025
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