The peat of the rut may well be 7 days prior to November 15th, but it will be due to photoperiodism, not QDM.
I agree. The rut is 100% based on photoperiodism. The weather or QDM has zero to do with it. The only reason it appears to be on more in the cold weather is because the deer are moving more during daylight hours. Warmer/windier daystrust me the rut isstill happening. It may be more during nightime hours though where we can't see the signs of it. The amount of sunlight thatenters a deers eyeballs triggers the rut. It's going to happenaround the same time of year whether there is QDM, rain, warmth, cold, snow, sleet, hail, tornado etc...