In case you haven’t checked a calendar lately, it’s mid-November – the time throughout much of North America when whitetail bucks are going nuts during the height of the rut.

Weather and hunting pressure can have an impact on when the rut rocks in a specific area. And the rut in Florida and Montana don’t exactly coincide. But throughout much of this continent, November is the time when the biggest of the big rack whitetails are on a tear, rushing here and there and over the next ridge, too, seeking hot, young, receptive females.

They’re vulnerable, and waiting. So why are you wasting time reading this? Get out there and take a chance on a buck of your dreams – like some of the following hunters did at this time in seasons passed.

<< This is a buck of 10,000 lifetimes, one that really takes a hunter’s breath away. The 287 4/8-inch monster was shot Nov. 29, 2008 in Alberta, Canada by Helgie Eymundson during a self-guided rifle hunt. It ranks as the number one Safari Club International (scirecordbook.org) non-typical buck.