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Archive for November 20th, 2008

Show notes for Pre & Post Buck podcast#123

Posted by Peter Wood On November - 20 - 2008ADD COMMENTS

Show notes for Pre&Post Bucks podcast #123

Many wildlife biologists agree that the diminishing ratio of daylight to darkness is the primary factor in triggering the rut.

For those that want to know the technical term its called “ Photoperiodism”

These shorter days induce hormone-level changes in both bucks and does. Because daylight hours diminish more rapidly in northern latitudes, rutting activity is generally more concentrated in the northern part of the whitetail’s range. As Ontario is at the northern end of a whitetail range we experience the rut early.

Photoperiodism is only part of the rut story. 

 buck at scrape

Moonlight intensity—specifically a bright full moon waning to a dark new moon—affects the timing of the rut. When daylight and moonlight reach a certain level, the doe prepares to enter estrus. 

Daylight triggers it but it’s the bright full moon that sets it off. Read the rest of this entry »

Pre & Post Rut Bucks-#123

Posted by Peter Wood On November - 20 - 20081 COMMENT

Host Peter Wood chats about tactics for pre and post rut bucks.

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Episode Credits

Voice by Chuck Lefleur
Music by Jon Schmidt from the Podsafe Music Network