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Jun 11, 2021 · Rut in California really varies depending on the pocket of deer and location...bucks rut where I hunt in A zone end of September early October and can continue through mid November...though I have friends who hunt spots further north and see full rut last week of season.
Sep 30, 2023 · “It seems early season can be one of the best times to target an old, mature buck in velvet. At this time of year, bucks are visible and very patternable on food sources. Long-range scouting can tell you exactly where bucks live and where they enter and exit the food.”
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- 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
Oct 30, 2023 · The answer is simple. Whitetail deer are known as short-day breeders, meaning day length plays a role in the hormonal balances that drive the rut. This causes an increase in observed movement and allows hunters afield during the peak of breeding season to harvest more deer. This leads to more deer being harvested for population control, more ...
- Clint Mccoy, DVM
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.
Mar 3, 2021 · Mar 03, 2021. Rutting Season: How to Successfully Hunt Deer in All the Rut Phases. Hunting during the rut is the best chance a hunter has of harvesting a mature buck. It doesn't matter whether you have a lot of experience or a little, or if you use a gun or bow, when it’s rutting season, everyone has a chance for a successful hunt.
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