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Deer rut is mating season. Rut happens at the same time every year, autumn. Decreased day length, called photoperiod, and temperature trigger the change in the brain that leads to rut. This happens in the fall as the seasons heads toward the shortest day of the year in December.
Does are in estrous, otherwise known as heat, in 17 to 22 day cycles. The cycle stops when a doe conceives. For bucks, the rut ends when daylength is very short. They've often lost a lot of weight and are exhausted from intense fighting with other bucks. The distraction of rut keeps bucks from eating enough to maintain their physical strength. Young bucks sometimes get to mate only when the mature bucks in prime health are exhausted.
The bucks breed the does so they they can carry their young over the harder winter and be born during the pleantaful time of spring. This gives the young a better chance of survival.
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∙ 14y agoWhitetails have extraordinary eyesight. Their ability to hear the subtle snap of a twig is uncanny, and their sense of smell is remarkably acute. Simply put, whitetailed deer are the perfect forest dweller. Throughout most of the year, their ability to elude danger is impeccable. With this reputation, they are the perfect big game species.
But, as with all formidable opponents, whitetails too have a weakness. Their natural urge to breed and defend territory causes them to let their guard down. Scarcely visible throughout much of the year, during the annual rut, bucks literally set their own trap. Savvy hunters looking to close a tag can take advantage of a wide range of indicators, strategies and tendencies to entice a buck to within shooting range. From interpreting rubs and scrapes to making mock scrapes; rattling and calling, using decoys and even scents, the rut presents a unique time of increased vulnerability. For most whitetail hunters, the rut marks the single best time of year to harvest a buck.
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∙ 14y agoMoose and deer go into the rut in late fall.
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∙ 11y agoa gland in the dos eye that tells her the daylight is shortening ... Bucks then go into rut when the female is in estrus
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When does whitetail deer breed?
Rut occurs in the fall.
South Carolina whitetail deer rut?
The South Carolina deer rut or the peak of rut season for the Piedmont is between October 15th and November 15th.
When will the whitetail deer rut begin in Coleman Texas?
November 13th
When is the 2012 rut dates for whitetail deer in saskathcewan?
november to middle of december
When do whitetail deer lose their antlers in the south?
After the rut, usually in January or February.
What are the dates for whitetail deer rut in southern Indiana?
The young bucks are starting to chase does. Full rut will be about the 10th of November.
What are the dates of the whitetail deer rut in northern NH?
2012 between november 10 and 20
When do whitetail deer rut in north east Louisiana?
usually the week before or the week after thanksgiving.
Does moon phase have an effect on the whitetail deer rut?
Not so much. Subject of intense debate.
Is there a spring rut for whitetail Deer?
No. Rutting season is always in the fall. Fawning (or the time when does [female deer] start to give birth) occurs in the spring.
When is Virginia whitetail rut?
Peak of rut in most of VA is first two - three weeks of November.
When will the whitetail deer rut start in Montana?
usually around the 2nd or 3d week of November is the peak of the rut it can vary though. it depends on moon phases and temp also the area of Montana you are in
