| Whitetail Rut Dates Chart | | | | a few feet and let me miss another shot. When the |
| Much has been written about deer movement in | | | | doe saw that I had missed, she ran him back by me |
| hunting magazines and I have been intrigued by | | | | again. I think that she was trying to use me to get |
| differences in deer activity over the years myself. | | | | rid of him. Fortunately I've learned a thing or to about |
| We have all been in the woods or maybe just while | | | | shooting a bow since this episode almost twenty |
| driving to or from work and noticed large differences | | | | years ago. Whitetail Rut Dates Chart |
| in deer activity. You will have some days when you | | | | Weather |
| see many deer from your tree stand and other days | | | | I have noticed that weather conditions and upcoming |
| when, from that same stand at the same time of | | | | storms have an effect on deer activity. Warmer than |
| day, you won't see a single deer. It is also most | | | | average temperatures during hunting season |
| obvious when you drive to and from work at similar | | | | definitely minimize deer activity. I also have found |
| times each day and see large swings in deer activity. | | | | that wind makes deer very skittish. It seems that |
| After thinking about these changes in deer activity, | | | | wind messes up all of their senses. The wind causes |
| reading several articles and my hunting observations | | | | everything in the woods to move confusing their |
| over the years I've found several situations that | | | | sight as well as both masking and making noise. I |
| effect deer movement. | | | | would also think that their great sense of smell is also |
| The Rut | | | | confused as well. I have spent many days out |
| Some would say that the rut causes the demise of | | | | hunting on windy days where I couldn't hear anything |
| more mature bucks than any other factor. There's no | | | | or tell what was or wasn't moving it's no wonder |
| doubt that deer are very active during the rut. It is | | | | that the deer lay low on these days. Deer don't |
| an exciting time to be in the woods. The woods can | | | | seem to mind a mild rain, but when the rain is falling |
| explode around you at any time during the rut and at | | | | heavier I've seldom seen a lot of activity. |
| about any time of the day. All deer hunters have | | | | Changes in the weather definitely cause the deer to |
| stories of seeing bucks on the prowl. One year a | | | | move. Most likely it is the change in barometric |
| spike buck let me take three shots at him. The doe | | | | pressure that triggers deer before large storms |
| that this buck was following ran right by me. When | | | | arrive. On several occasions I have noticed deer out |
| the buck ran by I got him stopped and he just | | | | feeding at odd times of the day in the hours |
| stared at me. After my first shot missed he moved | | | | preceding a storm. |