Here we are in the middle of October and the forecast for North Dakota is calling for highs in the 80' s. The deer, especially the bucks, up here just don' t move during daylight when it' s that warm. Hard to believe last year at this time we were under about 6 inches of snow. With rutting activity steadily increasing, it would sure be nice to get some cold weather.

Does the weather actually play much of a role in when the rut peaks? Or does the rut peak around the same time, but most of the activity is at night?