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Here comes the rut! Welcome to our annual Regional Rut Update, our weekly reports on whitetail activity from experts in the field. From pre-rut to post-rut, we’ll help you harvest the buck of a lifetime. This is the first of seven weekly reports from whitetail contributors Doug Howlett (East), Darron McDougal (Midwest) and Josh Honeycutt (South).
Nov 1, 2023 · The rut blossoms. Bucks are on their feet in the daytime, nighttime, and anytime in between! They’re testing their home range’s outer rim, not just chasing does, but as often — other bucks, fighting and sparring reach a peak. Time to shake, rattle, and bleat! The 2023 full hunter’s moon was Oct. 28 and spans Halloween into early November.
Nov 20, 2020 · It found that 90% of the 6,000 does were bred between mid-October and mid-December. In other words, the rut is still on and you can still kill a buck—you just need to alter your expectations and strategy. Lockdowns and Lost Ruts. The diminished deer activity in the back half of November tends to be explained away either through “lockdown ...
Oct 28, 2023 · First is the “pre rut,” which is called by some as the chasing phase. This is not when bucks are following does that are close to their 24–36-hour estrous period, but rather a timeframe when days shorten, and bucks are first feeling the oncoming urge to secure the passing of their genetic makeup. This phase includes heavy rubbing, scape ...
Dec 29, 2019 · Southern Maine Oct. 20 – Nov. 1. The seeking phase is when does are not ready to be bred, but the bucks are getting antsy so they start chasing their local does, often in daylight. In southern Maine, this time of the year is one of my favorite times to hunt because it’s the best time to shoot a target buck.
Nov 2, 2023 · Here's the most recent information on the whitetail rut in the East, Midwest and South. November 02, 2023 By Game & Fish Staff. The waiting might be the hardest part when anticipating the annual deer rut, especially when the calendar hits November. But trust us, the whitetail woods are about to be full on with bucks chasing does.
Nov 12, 2023 · The rut gets all of the love. Everyone wants to be in a tree when a hot doe could bring all of the neighborhood bucks into their lap. The truth is, that hot doe can just as easily pull all of the neighborhood bucks into someone else’s lap. Given this, rut hunting is a gamble. Pre-rut hunting isn’t.
