Define "Peak of the rut". Are we talking the chasing part; the tending part; the breeding part; when the does come into heat? I have trouble understanding which phase of the rut people are referring to when they talk about the "Peak of the rut". All phases of the rut have peaks. If you are asking which week of the year I'd like to be in a stand all day would be the last week in Oct. and the first couple of days of Nov.