Fall Weather Brings New Deer Patterns and Tactics

Bucks tend to travel in pairs before the rut, but sometimes stay in pairs during the rut
Bucks tend to travel in pairs before the rut, but sometimes stay in pairs during the rut

October in Southeast Nebraska has a way of testing a hunter’s patience. This is something I have learned over the past three deer seasons here. By the time the early season excitement settles, those wide open soybean fields that were crawling with deer in September start turning into quiet, brown clearings. Down here in the rolling hills and creek bottoms, the woods shift fast once fall is upon us…