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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Kc_Kracker on October 14, 2012, 05:30:10 PM

Title: moon phases start the rut?
Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 14, 2012, 05:30:10 PM: i was reading up on moon phases and it said the second full moon of autumn starts the rut? that means it starts Oct 28th? :dunno: come on guys edumacate me :dunno:
Title: Re: moon phases start the rut?
Post by: Bigshooter on October 14, 2012, 05:32:05 PM: Quote from: Kc_Kracker on October 14, 2012, 05:30:10 PM
i was reading up on moon phases and it said the second full moon of autumn starts the rut? that means it starts Oct 28th? :dunno: come on guys edumacate me :dunno:

I hate a full moon during hunting season.
Title: Re: moon phases start the rut?
Post by: deerslyr on October 14, 2012, 05:35:40 PM: Year end and year out Blacktail bucks start running around like dummies on the 25th of october (typically the young ones) And then really kick off hard on october 31st through november 11th or 12th and then start winding down to the 20th. In certain areas theyll hit a second rut around thanksgiving but that will only happen in small pockets where does that havent been bred come into a second estrous.
That has been my experience in gmus 652, 654, and 667.
Title: Re: moon phases start the rut?
Post by: fish vacuum on October 14, 2012, 05:44:31 PM: The rut is related to day length. Google "deer rut and photoperiod" for lots of reading.
Title: Re: moon phases start the rut?
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 14, 2012, 06:00:52 PM: DeerSlayer is pretty educated on deer hunting :tup: He is right about what times the rut starts and about when it is at its best ...The last week in October is your best shot to kill a big blacktail ...If I could have any 10 days of the rut for blacktail it would be Nov 5th thru the 15th ...But If you hunt late archery at higher elevations like I do then Nov 24 thru Dec 9th is still a good time to kill those high mountain bucks still in the rut ... :twocents: :tup: