Here, as winter is on its last legs, some may wonder why forecast next fall’s deer rut so early? But this time of the year, though the snow is flying, is when I have been asked to bracket the ...

Because the rut runs much later is parts of the south, and because southern deer don’t have the same weather-related stress as northern deer, the former tend to shed a little later in the spring.

However, he noted, the idea of having two different starting ... four different deer zones, with each having its own opening day. “Florida is unique in that the rut happens at different times ...

There are two main types of deer native to Colorado: mule deer and white-tailed deer. The rut of both species typically peaks in mid to late November and can extend into late December in some areas.