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  1. Apr 12, 2023 · November and early December are the peak period of deer hunting in Northern Ontario. In fact, more trophy bucks are taken during this time than at any other period of the open season. The reason is simple. The deer rut gets into full gear. This is one of the rare times when wily old bucks make mistakes. The rut can expand well into December ...

  2. 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 ...

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  4. Aug 20, 2013 · 1) Hunt between does. If you know where two or more groups of does hang out, look for logical funnels or corridors between them. Bucks use corridors to cover their movements as they travel from group to group. 2) Hunt all day. You are just as likely to see a buck at noon as at the crack of dawn when they are searching for hot does.

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  5. Sep 16, 2011 · The pre-rut. Where regulations allow, early to mid-October is the time for bowhunters to be afield, patterning the more predictable nature of bucks before the first does come into heat. Advertisement. Early September. From mid-winter through to mid-autumn, white-tailed bucks tend to band together in small groups of two to five.

  6. Jun 13, 2016 · Before the bull moose go into rut they are usually found in higher elevation areas. They will seek out cooler and thicker areas of the forest, higher in elevation, in trying to escape insects and predators. Cow moose and calves will, on the other hand, stay in the lowlands near water. The cows seek out water for two main reasons: food and safety.

  7. Nov 15, 2019 · Mid-November is prime time for love-struck whitetail bucks to be trailing does. Here's what you need to know about the rut to avoid costly collisions with deer. By Todd & Jack Smith. Every autumn, you probably notice more deer activity around Rye-deer running across roads, jumping fences, and acting a bit more skittish than usual.

  8. The rut is triggered by the photoperiod, which is the ratio of daylight hours to darkness hours throughout the day. For whitetail deer, the rut starts in late October and ends in early December, but it can vary by a few days between populations. We can also break the rut down into different phases: pre-rut, early rut, full rut, post-rut, and ...

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