Midday Movement

Our warm weather this weekend hasn't helped the rutting activity any! While the high temps might be lying to us about what time of year it is, the calendar is still getting closer to the peak of the rut; November 9th-10th. Temperatures the next few days will be 15-20 degrees above average and weather that warm often restricts movement to dawn and dusk. Sometimes it can even turn animal activity nocturnal. Mornings will still be reasonably cool and this will be the best time to see deer movement. One thing I've been noticing the last few days is some great mid-morning to midday buck movement. This secondary surge is peaking from 9-11am with predominately mature bucks wandering during this time frame. The warm weather for the first half of this week will likely put the does to bed quickly, but the rut cycle will still push bucks to cruise from one doe group to another. Hunting will likely be feast or famine and not seeing a deer for several hours after the morning rush will test your patience, but if you've got a stand playing a southerly wind along a travel route you're in great shape! Not to mention, deer hunting in the 60s and 70s makes for a pretty comfortable sit in the woods. Get out there and enjoy it!