At this point, nearly all states that hunt whitetails are open. With the turn of the October calendar comes the unofficial “beginning” to deer season for the country. The cameras have been running overtime across much of the country, and confirming what we already suspected…Bucks are still on their food-to-bed-to-food patterns.
If you think the rut is the only time to tag a mature buck, think again. October hunting can be just as good. Whitetails are slaves to their stomach, especially in the early parts of October. They will generally be on their feet to feed every six to eight hours this time of year. Early fall is a very critical time of year for whitetails as they are packing on as much weight as possible to make it through the rut and upcoming winter.