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Old 10-19-2017, 11:24 AM
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hubby11
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I used to believe (warm) weather, acorn drops or moon phase could affect the timing of the rut but from reading quite a few articles citing actual scientific studies, I have since been convinced that it is exclusively based on daylight changes, meaning it is pretty consistent (within 2-3 days)every year for a given region.


Edit - a good article on the rut is at http://wiredtohunt.com/2017/05/30/20...han-last-year/




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