Published November 03, 2008, 12:00 AM
A buck checks a scrape and leaves scent on boughs
A hefty whitetail buck checks a scrape and uses its mouth to leave scent on balsam fir boughs just above the scrape. Bucks paw at the ground, scraping it clear in a small area, and leave scent there to let does in the area know the bucks are available for breeding. This fall, Minnesota’s firearms deer season more closely coincides with the peak of the mating season — called the rut — than in most other years. Steve Fiske of Cloquet made the photograph in early November last year with a remotely placed trail camera. Steve Fiske / News Tribune
Read the article: Later-than-usual season puts Minnesota deer hunters right on the rut
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