Warm rut temps thought

[backstraps]

What's your thoughts on these warm rut temps?

I have seen in the past where these rut temps being warm will naturally spike thenocturnal breeding ratio.

However looking back through notes, when I have seen the sluggish daylight rut activity, seems like the second cycle 28 days later has a stronger than typical rut phase.

Any of you seen the same, or does that sound correct?

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[BassBoysLLP]

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[DaveT1963]

Personally, I would never let temp be a sole factor on deciding if and where I am going to hunt. No one, no model, no moon guide, or rut predictor can get inside a buck's mind...... and during the rut no one can PREDICT what they will or won't do. If a big buck gets the notion that he is in the mood - well a little sunshine isn't going to stop him.

It's going to be a warm week - adapt tactics that will use this to your advantage. If the deer have shed to winter coats, which most have; and if its warm, and it is; and if the cruising and chasing stage is about to fire up, and it is; then perhaps you might want to find an isolated water hope/seep near doe bedding? I have killed several nice Nov bucks that stopped to get a drink while cruising/chasing and just as many filling up on water before retiring to their bed for the day or getting up earlier in the afternoon to get a drink. If its really hot, I have found that bucks will move midday to get back in shade - so sometimes thinking about what section of the woods will be shaded will help. North facing slopes are always more shady. Or perhaps the east edge of a heavy evergreen thicket.....

I always try to remember this - it is not going to happen if I let circumstances dictate whether or not I hunt. Control what you can, adapt to the rest - make it happen.

[backstraps]

I agree, but at the same time I think deer are well dressed in thier thick winter coats at the 70's isn't idea temps for bucks to be cruising seeking chasing

At the same time I agree it is breeding season and anything can happen at anytime.

Looking back through my notes I see a second phase rut with better activity than normal during a warm early Nov

During the month of Nov I hunt any and everyday I can. So warm, wet, dry, sickness....if I can hunt I do.

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[DaveT1963]

I agree, but at the same time I think deer are well dressed in thier thick winter coats at the 70's isn't idea temps for bucks to be cruising seeking chasing

At the same time I agree it is breeding season and anything can happen at anytime.

Looking back through my notes I see a second phase rut with better activity than normal during a warm early Nov

During the month of Nov I hunt any and everyday I can. So warm, wet, dry, sickness....if I can hunt I do.

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every study I have ever seen on fetal deer exams - few things seems to impact the peak of the rut year in and year out. I think sometimes what we observed might give us perception that the peak has moved, but the studies indicate that the actual rut stays pretty much the same. So yes, a big buck might decide its too hot to move - but he might just as easily decided I'm hot and need a drink :) BTW, not sure where you are hunting, but most states cruising is just coming into full swing - they younger bucks are starting to pester does but from what I have been hearing the bigger boys have just started cruising.

[deereload]

when this warm I have seen bucks on the move very early morning - then just kind of slows throughtout the warmer parts of the day ... I will sit out all day but not when this warm out - I moved some vacation days that I was going to take this week to next week - all day sits for me then

[Stanley]

Hunt in the shade.

[Canis Latrans]

Hunt in the shade.

Our arrows, will blot out the sun!

[BassBoysLLP]

Movement has been better than I expected. My favorite part about this heat is the reduced pressure. A lot of empty public land parking lots; something I thought I'd never see the first week in November in WI. I think a lot of guys moved there vacation to next week. I hope I can close the deal before it cools down. Its shaping up to wicked crowded on public land if this is true.

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[Zona]

No day action here. Only movement has been at dawn and dusk.

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[Southern Man]

What's your thoughts on these warm rut temps?

However looking back through notes, when I have seen the sluggish daylight rut activity, seems like the second cycle 28 days later has a stronger than typical rut phase.

I think the need to breed trumps the temps. The temps may alter it a bit but they're still going to be doing their thing.

I don't know about the temps making a stronger 2nd cycle, could be. I do know I like the 2nd cycle. Big boys seem more visible the second time around.