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Nov 17, 2015 · Every fall whitetail deer go through a 1- to 3-month-long breeding season that we call the rut, and in that time a mature doe will become sexually receptive for only a short period of 1 to 2 days. During the rut, bucks are known to change their movement behavior, focusing primarily on finding receptive does rather than acquiring resources ...
- Dave Kramer
Nov 16, 2023 · Ultimately, choosing to target a specific buck or embracing the rut's free-for-all is a personal decision. It depends on your hunting goals and preferences. Some hunters find great satisfaction in pursuing a specific deer, while others thrive on the unpredictability and variety the rut offers. The whitetail rut is a dynamic and thrilling time ...
STAGE 5: The Post Rut. Late November to early December. In most places, the last days of November and first days of December are pretty uneventful in terms of rut activity, with a couple notable exceptions. In areas with unbalanced buck-to-doe ratios, a percentage of adult does might have been missed.
- Josh Honeycutt
Oct 26, 2022 · 5 Mistakes Deer Hunters Make During the Rut. The rut is the promised land. It’s the great equalizer between hunter and hunter, and hunter and whitetail. It’s a couple-week period that is destined to deliver dumb deer to us, and if we’re lucky, provide a magical encounter or two that makes it all worth the wait. Except, it mostly doesn’t.
Breeding is an important natural process that drives the movement decisions of adult bucks during breeding season (i.e., the rut). A buck is sexually capable from velvet shedding until shortly after antler drop, but his decisions are influenced most after females within the area start coming into estrus and are receptive to breeding.
Several data points and observations support this. First, studies have shown bucks forgo feeding during rut by tracking pre- and post-rut weights. According to the National Deer Alliance (NDA), a buck can easily lose 20% to 25% of its body weight during the rut. NDA also provided photos to illustrate the point — one photo was taken in early ...
Oct 28, 2021 · The rut. In October, the deer are out searching for other deer to continue the cycle of life. If you are hunting deer during the rut, he said, scouting for a buck’s home range is key.
