Every deer hunter is thinking of hunting the rut. It's the time of year when deer behavior and patterns change. When most hunters talk about the rut, they are talking about the peak of the rut. That week or two when most does in an area are receptive to breeding and bucks are chasing everywhere. Throughout much of the white-tails range, the peak of the rut occurs the first week or two of November. Many deer hunters think this is the best time to hunt! Watch this video for buck behavior during the rut that can lead to more success when deer hunting. These tips will help if you are hunting public land or private! These rut hunting strategies were originally shared as part of the full length GrowingDeer.tv episode:
Example: During the peak of the rut, does are the primary attraction – not food, cover, or water. We often have to adjust our hunting strategies and locations appropriately.A good strategy for hunting the rut would seem as simple as finding an area where you commonly see does. But one thing that throws a monkey wrench in that strategy is that when a doe is receptive, she tends to behave totally different
At GrowingDeer.tv we're all about showing hunters what we are doing each week in the field as we work on our Proving Grounds and others to have better deer hunting! Our hunting strategies can work if hunting public or private land. Our farm has wild, free-ranging deer. If we can grow big antlers on these tough Ozark Mountain bucks, you can too! Good wildlife management tactics, deer management, and food plots with regenerative ag techniques that build better soils! Watch our weekly episodes to see what we're doing, the advice that Dr. Grant Woods (Ph.D Wildlife Biologist) has to share along the way.
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