On this edition of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris Lawrence celebrates the heart of West Virginia’s deer rut as bowhunters across the state report record-sized racks and once-in-a-lifetime encounters. Brett Skelly, the DNR’s Deer Project Leader, joins the show to discuss herd health, population balance, and why this year’s mast crop is changing deer behavior. Then, Lincoln County hunter Donnie Baisden shares his remarkable story of tracking — and finally taking — a massive buck on newly purchased land. A true West Virginia hunting tale about patience, precision, and persistence in the woods