With another late start to the gun deer season, Wisconsin hunters may need help getting deer to move on opening weekend. The rut will be history by Saturday, Nov. 21, for the opener, but the lead-up to the full moon on Nov. 24 may spur rut-weary bucks to slip out of their beds and into feeding areas during daylight hours.
Bad weather, early success, and fatigue might be the best excuses for hunters seeking to leave the woods before Sunday sundown; the Green Bay Packers’ bye week takes football out of play.
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