ORIGINAL: DougE
Jim,if the number of pre-rut bucks being killed increases,there is a potential that we'll lose the rut.
That didn't happen in 2B and 5c where 50% of the bucks that are harvested are harvested during archery. The archery buck harvest is directly related to the human population in an area, so many less developed WMUs aren't like;y to see a significant increase.