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Sep 16, 2021 · BIG DEER Predicts Early Trickle Rut For 2021. For many years the late, great whitetail behaviorist and hunting expert Charles Alsheimer produced his annual Whitetail Calendar, with predictions on how whitetails would rut each fall based on environmental cues like the light intensity of the moon.
- Tracking The Mating Season
- Understanding Rut Timing
- What Else Affects Rut Timing?
- Real World Examples
For years, it has been frustrating to hear so many erroneous perceptions of what constitutes the rut, so let’s begin with a brief primer on what the rut really is! According to Wikipedia: “The rut is the mating season of certain mammals, which includes ruminants such as deer, sheep, camels, goats, pronghorns, bison, giraffes and antelopes, and exte...
Why do whitetails have a rut? The first obvious answer is that they need one to reproduce! A precisely timed breeding season guarantees the production of fawns at a time of the year that will maximize recruitment. In reality, it is more the timing of weaning that affects when deer breed than any other factor. Once weaned, fawns are virtually on the...
The melatonin/sex hormone control of whitetail breeding is one thing, but there are confounding factors that can frustrate this system. These include the physiological condition of the deer coming into fall, moon phase timing and demographics of the herd. Temperatures play a role in affecting whether or not deer move in daylight hours. You may have...
We work and have worked with many landowners over the range of the whitetails. We not only advise these landowners, but also conduct research on their properties. Two of these are perhaps the best managed properties in the U.S., Turtle Lake Club and Grand Rack Club in the northern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Turtle Lake has been man...
- Dr. James C. Kroll
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Nov 1, 2022 · The pre-rut rocks, and a key element is bucks continue to stay on a pattern. They also move more, particularly during shooting light, and do not take random trips like will be occurring during the breeding phase. Bucks also leave ample evidence of their pattern. Pay close attention to scrapes and rubs.
Oct 28, 2020 · Increase your odds of tagging a mature buck with these tactics for hunting the rut. Looking for 2021 Rut Predictions instead? Almost like clockwork, the deer rut boils down the hunting season to a handful of key days when big bucks are on the move looking for love in all the bright places, and hunters are out in the field ready to take ...
Sep 1, 2022 · Naturally, we weren’t surprised. onX Hunt’s Jared Larsen with his whitetail buck taken on November 3, 2021. For 2022 the signs are pointing to a more classic, intensified rut, where the bulk of does will be bred in a shorter window than in most recent years.
Oct 22, 2021 · Mark Kenyon Oct 22, 2021. Here’s the very most important thing you need to know about the 2021 rutting moon: It might not matter at all. It might be a load of hogwash. It might be a steaming pile of good ol' deer camp mythology.
Oct 5, 2021 · As the rut expands into early November, so do the number of options for a buck’s mid-rut wanderings; but that does not typically apply to the last 15 days of October. The steps needed to take advantage of this period of the season may seem simple, however they involve quite a bit of preparation, patience and timing.