POST-RUT WHITETAILS
Nov 20, 2019
3 minutes
CHARLES J. ALSHEIMER
here is no doubt that many hunters question a buck’s decreased desire to breed in December in the North, especially when magazines tout the virtues of the so-called “second rut.” A buck’s ability to keep up the rutting chase in the post-rut moon is possible, but in most cases highly unlikely. Why? Research shows that a buck’s sperm count in December is about half what it was in November.
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