Does the moon really affect the rut?? Well, the 2nd rut does fall 28 days later. AND a human females period happens every 28 days.....BUT


Has anyone put in some serious study of deer habits year round? Of course they have....Biologists that deal with deer do this in Florida allthe time. After years of scientific research they have reach a conclusion that it is a combination of photoperiodism, food, and weather patterns for a given geographic area.

Take for instance the WMA that I hunt. The peak rutting activity happens right at opening day of archery season, at the end of September. The next WMA closest to mine the peak rut happens 3 weeks later, and the next one to it happens one week after mine. My WMA has the earliest rut and some happen as late as the end of November

WHAT?!?

Why the discrepency of peak rut times? Well, the scientists and biologists, after years of study, said that weather patterns affect the rut... Well not exactly cold fronts but rather rainfall. Alot of Florida is flat and swampy, so the deer have adjusted to it by breeding so the fawns will not have to stand in knee deep swamps The spring and summer monsoons hit different counties at different times, and the deer are accustomed to this.

The moon has no relationship with the weather. However the sun does. Photoperiodism.