Whitetail Deer Rut Map

This map can help you plan your hunting trip in alabama so you can hunt the rut all season. Bucks move more and become less secretive, making them easier to hunt and more susceptible to being hit by motor vehicles. 2021 rut predictions onx hunt.

Deer and deer hunting graphic of north south dividing lines for rutting dates. Rut map gives hunters useful tool. And from the middle of the month through thanksgiving, bucks will be hooked up with does, on lockdown, entering, reentering, and running their weight down as the rut reaches its climax.

Our hypotheses is that this data can be useful to help you pinpoint the whitetail rut in your area and determine peak hunting weeks.

In the southeast, where the timing of the fawning is not as tied to the seasons, deer breeding activity is more variable. Wff director chuck sykes said the rut map was produced by wff staff under the direction of deer program coordinator chris cook and assistant wildlife chief amy silvano. Estimated deer breeding periods louisiana department of wildlife and fisheries. Bucks move more and become less secretive, making them easier to hunt and more susceptible to being hit by motor vehicles.