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It happens every year. The leaves change hues before finally tumbling to the ground. Science explains why. About the time the leaves begin to fall, the Great Lakes salmon run is in full swing as adult cohos and chinooks return to the very same gravel runs where they were hatched. Science explains why. And just as the final few salmon are fulfilling their biological duties, the whitetail rut is starting to crank up. And science explains why. Trouble is, as deer hunters, we haven’t always…

Whitetail Deer Photography by Matt Hansen Photography

Sometimes, whether you're stuck in an early-fall lull before the rut kicks in or dealing with ghost bucks that seem to move solely at night, the only way to get a shot at a giant is to push him to another hunter. Drives with a bow can work--and work well--but it takes a different approach from the typically loud and aggressive orange-army pushes more common to gun season. Try these two- and three-man deer drives the next time that big boy won't cooperate by walking by of his own volition…

We spent 6hrs hunting and had no ducks to show for it! No wonder Sula looks annoyed.