You might not know it, but there’s a second rut.
It’s not as fast-paced as the first rut of the year, but there’s still a possibility to see rutting action about three weeks after the main rut activity ended.
There will be does coming into estrus, mainly the ones that did not get bred the first go-round, along with young fawns that were not ready just a few weeks earlier when the rut frenzy was hot.
The question is, when does the second rut begin? How do you take advantage of it?
Field & Stream has some advice for you.
When can you expect to see bucks start cruising? Our Rut Reporters researched fetal-aging, fawn-drop, and other data to determine a range of dates when each rut phase is most apt to be active in seven regions.
- Northeast: Nov. 21–28
- North-Central: Nov. 21–28
- Great Plains: Nov. 21–28
- West: Nov. 25–Dec. 2
- Mid-South: Nov. 26–Dec. 3
- South-Central: Dec. 3–10
- South: Dec. 9–16
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