Apparently they go into rut TODAY, October 25! I JUST had a doe and 2 fawns-yes fawns-not yearlings-eating grain 6 feet from where I stand in my picture window when out stepped a 2x2 buck who proceeded to sniff the first fawen, then the mother and ran after her as she took off. His head was down and nostrils flared. I am so excited as I've never seen a buck chasing in my life, and he was right in front of me !!
Peak rut is between sept 21-24. But extends outside these dates as well.
They usually go into rut in the begining of bow season to about mid way threw
well I'm not to sure about this question... but go on winipedia to find out.
First two weeks of November are the most active.
well actually it is pretty easy to find an albino deer you have to got to Georgia rut go in the big tall trees if you are lucky you might find an albino deer about 65% you will get a buck wish you luck
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.
Usually around the second week of november.
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.
THE WEATHER WILL FINALLY HIT A COLD SNAP ON MONDAY OCT. 27TH. THIS WILL REALLY ACTIVATE THE PRE-RUT ACTIVITY. THEN AS THE SUN CONTINUES TO SET EARLIER EACH NIGHT ACTIVITY WILL INTENSIFY EVEN MORE. PEAK RUT FOR 2008 WILL BE NOVEMBER 6TH - 14TH (GIVE OR TAKE A DAY)
It will vary form place to place around the state but should be close too the end of October or first week or two of November. Some deer will be early and others late going into December.
Deer do not "go nocturnal". Deer are nocturnal. You see them at all times of the day for several reasons. Weather may stir them up. Deep snow can force them to spend day time looking for food. They may have been disturbed and are moving around. During the Rut deer are more active during the day. But for all intents and purposes- Deer are nocturnal animals.
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
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.