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Old 10-31-2006 | 03:42 PM
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Default RE: Has anyone heard of the 'rutting moon'?

The second full moon after the autumnal equinox is commonly referred to as the "rutting moon" by Mr. Charles Alsheimer who is the gentleman you are referencing. As you said, this year that particular moon falls on November 5th and is supposed to trigger the onset of the rut as we know it. If I remember correctly the peak of the chasing is supposed to occur 3-5 days after the rutting moon, which means the 8th-11th should be very good, which is then followed immediately by breeding when the big bucks usually go into lockdown with does for 5-7 days. Although you have to keep in mind that factors such as weather, hunting pressure, and buck/doe ratio also play big factors in whitetail movement and the rut as we view it.

IMO you can never go wrong being in the woods the first two weeks of November, but for those of us who can only take off a select few days I've found the 5th-10th traditionally seem to be the best no matter when the rutting moon happens to fall that particular year.
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