RUT
07-23-2007, 12:32 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: RUT
Starts about the 6th year of marriage.
Just kidding...
It's the breeding season.....usually beginning north and working its way south. The "rut" has 3 discernable stages (most of the time). 1) pre-rut or "chasing" stage (bucks chasing does).....2) rut, itself (bucks are tending does)....3) post rut (does that didn't get bred, initially,are usually bred during this stage.
Just kidding...
It's the breeding season.....usually beginning north and working its way south. The "rut" has 3 discernable stages (most of the time). 1) pre-rut or "chasing" stage (bucks chasing does).....2) rut, itself (bucks are tending does)....3) post rut (does that didn't get bred, initially,are usually bred during this stage.
07-23-2007, 12:52 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: RUT
when is the best time to hunt
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ANY and EVERY. You can't go wrong with those two. I know for my parts......No's 1 and 2 (in my scenario) happened almost simultaneously. I never saw a discernable time when I thought the bucks were tending does. In fact.....they were still chasing, here, when the season went out 12/19. During the chasing stage.....you could see deer ANY time.
07-23-2007, 01:01 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: RUT
Oneshot is right,
It varies greatly by geography and even by herd (doe-ratio can influence timing of the rut).
So if you want to know, ask hunters in your area, and preferably those close to where
you are going to hunt. Even then, it is not an exact science. There are lots of theories
that the timing of the rut is influenced by weather, moon cycle, etc. So even if you get
a good answer from a local hunter, the timing of the rut may be a little different from
one year to the next.
Last point, some ruts are short and intense and others can last awhile. Again, it depends on
the herd makeup. Where I hunt we have too many does and the rut (or rut-like behavior)
can be seen for up to a month.
This is not an easy question. I sometimes still have trouble figuring it out (and debate this
with other hunters) in my neck of the woods, and I've been hunting there for a while.
It varies greatly by geography and even by herd (doe-ratio can influence timing of the rut).
So if you want to know, ask hunters in your area, and preferably those close to where
you are going to hunt. Even then, it is not an exact science. There are lots of theories
that the timing of the rut is influenced by weather, moon cycle, etc. So even if you get
a good answer from a local hunter, the timing of the rut may be a little different from
one year to the next.
Last point, some ruts are short and intense and others can last awhile. Again, it depends on
the herd makeup. Where I hunt we have too many does and the rut (or rut-like behavior)
can be seen for up to a month.
This is not an easy question. I sometimes still have trouble figuring it out (and debate this
with other hunters) in my neck of the woods, and I've been hunting there for a while.
