Here is my exact statement...
you should know that the rut is basically over by the first week of shotgun season. So he would be unlikely to find heavy rutting activity in the first place.
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And if anything there is absolutly no way that the rut is over the first week of shotgun season
The first week of shotgun season this year runs from Nov 19-26. You are saying that you are expecting to see heavy rutting activity after Nov 27?
Here are the facts as stated by noted deer experts Charles Alsheimer, Dick Bernier and Wayne Laroche.
The rut generally last from 12-14 days in that area and is usually centered around November 12-15, or as some people believe around the second full moon after the fall equinox. This year that day is Nov 16. That indicates that 70-80% of all does will likely be bred between Nov 9th and the Nov 23rd at the latest.
That means that the peak of the rut will likely be over by the first week of shotgun season.A hunter will in fact bevery unlikely to see heavy rutting activity after the that time.
I am surprised that you would believe otherwise...when do you think the peak of the rut occurs?