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21. The rut is in the fall

the does deliver in the spring

Some years, like back during the 2010 season, the scraping, overhanging branch and rutting action by bucks and does began in the Northeast and the Midwest in early September! And quickly a decent late October-early November rut unfolded, contrary to what some predicted was to be the latest rut we would ever see. The timing of was proven by the late May fawn drop. (Since the gestation period of whitetails is 200 days, by counting back, the conception date is validated.)

And last season, the 2011 rut peaked in mid-November, almost two weeks later than the previous year, but as predicted. We will have to wait until May for the fawn drop proof. But trail cams and success stories have been proof enough, though certainly anecdotal, that Northeast and Midwest whitetails carried out their annual ritual right on que.