Beyond the decreasing length of daylight hours, I don’t believe there are many other factors that significantly influence when rut activity takes place.
But this year seems to be a little different. Several trips into the woods during the first 10 days of November – a period when rutting activity should be just about in full swing – resulted in plenty of deer sightings but little of the expected behavior signifying the rut is taking place.
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