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Photoperiodism. Essentially as the days get shorter a smaller amount of light reaches the deer's eyes. When the light intake gets low enough it triggers a hormonal change that get the deer looking for a mate.
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When does the whitetail deer rut in Alabama?
They do not punch a time-clock. Usually, by the 1st of November rut activity is being seen. Bucks will be chasing does, but the does will not quite be receptive. All the way through the middle of November you will see rut activity. When the first rut ends, you usually will not know, because the does that did not conceive during the initial go-around will go into estrus again. In every area and county it will begin at different times. Year-to-year, it changes by a week or two. November is a very special month if you hunt whitetail deer.
When will the whitetail deer in Tennessee go into rut?
Usually around the second week of november.
When will Ohio deer go into rut in 2009?
There is no concrete guarantee, but in my experience about the second week of November has produced the best results for me in the past, so it should be pretty close to that in 2009. Good luck to you. Steve J. , Fremont, Ohio
When do whitetail deer rut in Vermont?
It should right around the fifteenth of November. I'm seeing really hard rut activity starting bout a week ago November 1st and all the way up to yesterday morning. It is different in every county and every area but notoriously it starts around the 1st and can go all the way straight into A second rut which is when the does who did not conceive the first go around will go into estrus again. November is the magic time of the season. For more info on whitetail activity in western new york and in general please go to the site listed in the Related Links.
When will deer go into rut in new york state 2010?
They usually go into rut in the begining of bow season to about mid way threw
Do whitetail deer go to water when shot?
no they usually don't
When will new york deer go into rut in 2010?
In NJ and some parts of New York we've seen bucks chasing does already but the does arent ready. I don't know if the rut has fully kicked in for the bucks, but this weekend (oct. 23) is a great moonphase to hunt, so if the rut is starting now like i think it is, Saturday will be great.
When will deer go into the rut in California in 2010?
well I'm not to sure about this question... but go on winipedia to find out.
When do deer go into rut in New Mexico?
Mule Deer: in higher elevations it runs late November into January, with peak early to mid-December. In desert areas it runs from December into February, with peak late December/early January. Whitetail: about a month later in the same areas. Source: Deer of the Southwest by Heffelfinger, Texas A&M University Press.
What causes whitetail deer rut?
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.
When will deer go into rut in ma 2010?
First two weeks of November are the most active.
How do you get out of a rut that is depressing and self defeating?
The best way to get yourself out of a rut is to change your habits. Get out of the house and go do something you've never done before, or go join a new group. Make new friends. Therapy also helps if you are badly depressed.
