Earth-boring tools having a selectively tailored gauge region for reduced bit walk and method of drilling with same

A drill bit for removing subterranean formation material in a borehole, comprising:

• a bit body comprising a longitudinal axis;
• a blade extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis along a face region of the tool body and extending axially along a gauge region of the bit body;
• a gauge feature provided on the blade in the gauge region;
• a first recessed region extending axially above the gauge feature;
• and
• a second recessed region extending axially below the gauge feature;
• wherein the gauge feature comprises a radially outermost surface extending radially beyond outer surfaces of the blade in the first and second recessed regions.

A method of drilling a borehole in a subterranean formation, comprising:

• rotating a bit about a longitudinal axis thereof;
• engaging a subterranean formation with at least a portion of a gauge region of a blade of the bit, the gauge region comprising:
• a recessed region comprising a radially outer surface of the blade;
• and
• a gauge feature comprising a radially outermost surface extending radially beyond the radially outer surface of the blade in the at least one recessed region;
• and
• increasing a tilt angle of the bit such that the radially outermost surface of the gauge feature and the radially outer surface of the recessed region are consecutively engaged with the subterranean formation with increasing tilt angle.