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Or is it too soon? I am not sure if the moon effects the time of day that the bucks are most active or whether it causes them to be more active when the does aren’t in estrus – I believe weather and hunting pressure have much more to do with that than moon phase – but purely from the standoint of peak breeding dates I would not consider the moon. But the best time on the farm i Hunt in Gallia co. Is from October 31 st – December 6th.
For me, I love a late October cold front and I love the week from roughly November 3 – 10. Kevin, personally, I would try to wrap up around November 12, because it always starts to slow down after that for a week as the highest number of does are in estrus. But it’s worth noting that one theory, which keys in on the Oct. 31 full moon, points to particularly good pre-rut behavior on the evenings leading up to Halloween and exceptional morning activity during the first few days of November. Why does it seem like the Rut is always earlier in this region vs other reports I see from guys in the rest of the state?
Judging by our pro staff and the photos we get for the gallery from viewers, it really is hard to beat November 3 – 11 (roughly).
And Realtree's revamped Rut Report will keep you up to date on what's happening in the deer woods near you. I agree with Bill. We have practically no hunting pressure on the adjacent properties. I think you have to go when you can for as long as you can regardless of weather.
This doesn’t represent the period of the most rut-related deer movement or the best days to hunt, though.
Any feed back would be greatly appreciated. “For decades, deer biologists have examined and aged fetuses from populations and shown the breeding season occurs in approximately the same few weeks each year,” acccording to a report by Mississippi State University.
Have had 4-5 different bucks working a scrape in front of my camera for two weeks.
Thank you, I have the 30th of October to the 9th of November off. The 7 Best Days of the 2020 Whitetail Deer Rut. Inconsistent Factors
Allllll of my biggest deer I’ve taken is during this time, especially around the 12th. Good luck.
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Good luck. I was planning on hunting oct 31st – nov 7th to try to catch a few of the bucks that have already been locked down in past years. Given the calendar, and looking for full weeks for vacation, your choice is OK. Hunting.
This is can vary from day to day and location to location. Forecasts look good. Hey guys how’s it going since were talking about the Rupp I’m still on the cited of what week I should take off during November?
48 mins. I always try to use election day as a target – which obviously fluctuates but single digit days (first week of Nov) traditionally are best in Ohio. I’ve hunted for years and alway thought beans fields we’re better. When do you expect pre rut and rut to begin in Ohio. Usually fly down there with a group of guys at our camp in Clearfield Pennsylvania, I was thinking of maybe going through the 5th through the 13th or leaveing 31st throu the 8th…The most best days that we’ve had down there we’re 6,7,8, Just wanted an opinion what do you think would be best thanks and good luck out there. It’s fascinating to try to predict the rut.
So focus on roughly Halloween through November 12.
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