Wannabelikedan wrote:The biggest thing we must remember as hunters is our visual data is only a sliver of a fraction of the areas represented in these maps. These maps reflect peak rut. Rut lasts longer than a week. All the outliers we witness at extreme ends of the spectrum are just that. They don’t reflect the majority. The rut in my area reflects what the scientific data shows but I still see rut activity at odd periods but thats a doe here and there. You guys hunting the coastal regions definitely have some weird stuff going on. I’ll pray for you Florida boys.
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The Mississippi map is done off peak conception dates which is based off fetus studies. I would imagine the others are too. Peak conception dates should line up with what most call the lockdown phase; therefore, it's not exactly when you want to be spending the majority of your time on stand. To me, the two weeks leading up to the peak conception is when I'm seeing the most activity.
Another thought on this southern rut thing. The secondary rut doesn't really seem to get much talk in the Midwest. But the secondary rut is a real thing in my neck of the woods, and can be even better than the first phase due to less does coming into heat and more bucks seeking them.