Rack,
Do you think the rut occurs at basically the same time every year? Does it occur at basically the same time in your area every year?
yes - within a week from year to year.
Based on fetus studies from doe taken in Jan/feb. and from drop times of fawns in the spring. I see no evidence of larger peek breeding fluxuations. I also see a drop off of scrape activity at about the same time - one of the only real indicators I use.
Even though buck activity seems much more random - at times non-existent - those fawns drop right on time
