When is the whitail rut around Billings. I have an oppurtunity to hunt a small ranch for free as long as its archery. I was on a mission trip there in May and scouted aroound. I bumped at least three good size bucks that already had velvet with 6 points. I also walked up on a doe hours after she gave birth. One fawn could barely walk and the other could not even stand. The ranch is on the yellowstone and has acres of alfalfa.