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Apr 5, 2022 · What Happened to the 2021 Rut? The 2021 deer hunting season left many whitetailers with questions and data now proves it wasn't a “normal” year in some places. Many factors affect the timing and duration of the whitetail’s annual breeding period, including geographic location, buck:doe ratios, nutrition and moon phase.
- Dr. James C. Kroll
- Find the Does. Your next move might not require a move at all if you have scouted well. During the breeding or lockdown phase, bucks relentlessly search for estrus females.
- Hunt the Downwind Sides. Keep in mind that during the breeding phase, bucks become highly efficient. Instead of boldly walking across a field, they might skirt the downwind edges or inside corners to scent-confirm any estrus females.
- Find a Love Nest. You do have another option and whether you make it your main play or a backup, consider looking for a buck love nest. Once bucks find a doe, do they want to parade it through a crowd of potential suitors, or spend more time alone?
- Find a Drifter. By scouting and setting up stands or blinds near highly visited food plots, agricultural fields or the routes in between, you stand a high chance of meeting up with a home territory buck.
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Jun 11, 2021 · The rut for Blacktail in California is very weather dependent. If its an area that get hunted hard the bucks have a tendency to stay nocturnal. You will see the little ones running around bu the big ones still stay in there old habits at times.
Mar 10, 2021 · - Wednesday March 10, 2021 - Steve Bartylla. For as excited as both deer and hunters get for the rut, the rut is actually a living hell on mature bucks. We repeatedly tout tight buck:doe ratio benefits for hunting, but we next to never address what those tight ratios put those same deer through.
Oct 5, 2021 · Who knows! Is he cruising in and around your own land, your neighbor’s land…or potentially 2 miles away after having difficulty finding a receptive doe in your area? 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.
Oct 28, 2020 · Updated for 2020. Increase your odds of tagging a mature buck with these tactics for hunting the rut. Looking for 2021 Rut Predictions instead?
Dec 30, 2019 · A lot of people choose not to keep bucks on their property because they don't want to deal with managing male goats, especially when they're displaying rut behaviors. It's easy to let maintenance slide on your bucks during rut season.