I' ve also wondered why some years, the deer seem to running around everywhere like crazy and other years there is less rutting activity. I haven' t noticed anthing like that here. The weather seems to have a daily effect just like other times when weather affects deer movement. During the rut, the chasing gets more and more intense up until the does are ready to breed. Physically, bucks can' t breed until their " acorns" drop. Once they do they are ready but the ladies are not. That is why we see so much chasing for the three weeks before the rut. It is kinda like high school.

How do you guys think the food supply affects the rut?

Greg