Deer Hunting Guides

Short, practical guides on when deer move and how to pick your sit. Read one, then check your ZIP's free 0–100 deer movement score before you head out.

Timing and daily movement

• What time of day do deer move?When deer are on their feet from dawn to dark, and why it shifts.
• Morning vs evening sitsWhich sit to pick as the season changes.
• Shooting hours by stateLegal light rules for all 8 states we cover.
• How the movement score worksWhat goes into your 0–100 score and how to read it.

Weather

• Cold fronts and deer movementWhy a front can get deer moving and how to time it.
• The October lullWhy sightings slow in mid-October and what changes it.
• Wind and stand choicePicking the right stand for today's wind.
• Hunting in the rainWhen rain is worth sitting through.
• Warm-weather huntingHow to hunt a heat spell.

The rut

• When bucks start scrapingScrape timing and how to hunt them.
• When bucks start running doesRut timing state by state.
• When to rattle and gruntCalling timing through the fall.
• All-day sits in the rutWhen staying put pays off.
• Why bucks go quiet mid-rutWhere they go and where to sit.
• The second rutWhen it happens and how to hunt it.

Gun season

• After opening dayHow deer change once the guns come out.

Check your ZIP's free 0–100 deer movement score